Ndah Clarifies Pirates Exit Speculations

On Monday, Orlando Pirates defender Olisa Ndah spoke out about the
speculation surrounding his potential exit from the club. Ndah, who made a
return to the team for the first time since February when he came on as a
substitute for Nkosinathi Sibisi in the MTN8 final at Moses Mabhida
Stadium on Saturday, made an immense contribution at the back as the
Buccaneers managed to keep out Mamelodi Sundowns, before it had to be
decided on penalties.

Ndah denied any talks of a move away from the Soweto giants, saying, “I
don’t think I had that conversation with the chairman or anybody in the
office. Apart from that, they motivated me a lot because they knew what I
was going through since February. I did not have any thoughts of leaving.”

The 25-year-old had to endure a lot before making a return to the team on
Saturday. The last time he had featured for Pirates was against Soweto
rivals Kaizer Chiefs in the Premiership in February, when he came on as a
substitute and scored an own goal to hand Amakhosi a 1-0 victory. He had
just come back from a long layoff at the time, but picked up another
injury which kept him out until he made a return on Saturday.

Olisa Ndah

Ndah expressed his gratitude for the support he has received from the
coaching staff and physios, saying, “I think it’s been a difficult time
for me. I want to say thank you to the coaching staff and physios and
everyone who helped me through everything. I am happy to be back and
contributing to the team winning. The derby only affected me for a couple
of days. I wasn’t really concerned about what was going on outside. I was
more worried about my teammates and what I can do to come back stronger.”

 

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