Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo says he needed to repay Orlando Pirates coaching staff after bagging the Man of the Match award on his debut.
Ndlondlo was signed from Marumo Gallants on the final day of the transfer and went straight into the line-up against Sundowns in the MTN8 semi-final that ended goalless.
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The 27-year-old starred in the midfield and was rewarded with the Man of the Match award on debut.
"First of all I'd like to thank the Almighty for the talent and secondly coming to the game, it was a tough game but we managed to fight together as a team," Ndlondlo told SuperSport TV.
"And also I needed to give back to the technical team for believing in me. It's my first time for being in the team and they gave me a start, so I needed to give back to them.
"I thank them for this, I think it belongs to them and the team as well. We really fought but it's part of the game that we drew nil-nil."
Ndlondlo went on to explain the emotions he went through joining Pirates after he was signed on transfer deadline day.
"It was like one hell of...it was a like a dream to me because out of the blue I had to play for the biggest team on the continent," he said.
"So I needed to continue with the good work I have been doing from my previous team and translate it to the team, the biggest team in the country.
"So I think the welcoming from the guys was very important for me because it played a good role to me, they encouraged me, they pushed me.
"They told me never to change the way I was playing and continue to play the way I was playing and I think I displayed that thing and thank you so much," he added.
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