Nobody has lifted extra league titles in South African soccer than Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Onyango, who has credited gamers like Teko Modise for laying the inspiration for his success as he now has 11 winners medals.
Modise and Onyango featured alongside one another for one season at SuperSport United earlier than later reuniting at Chloorkop in 2011.
Onyango had beforehand lifted three league titles with Matsatsantsa A Pitori and went on to win eight extra titles with Sundowns, making him probably the most embellished participant within the DStv Premiership.
“It’s courtesy of my teammates, making an attempt to maintain going, making an attempt to encourage the subsequent technology as a result of if Denis can do it then lots of people can do it and we are able to solely present it on the pitch,” Onyango instructed the Pitchside Podcast.
“The best way the membership takes care of me is unbelievable and I’m very grateful to the membership for giving me a possibility and believing in me all these years. I’ve gained eight league titles with Sundowns, seven in a row and 11 all in all, what else can I ask for?
Pitchside Podcast co-host, Modise recalled his first encounter with Onyango, commending the goal-minder for his rags-to-riches journey.
“I noticed you the primary day if you got here to South Africa with a plastic bag, and to see you now with 11 titles, it’s unbelievable,” stated Modise, who has two league titles to his title.
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“This crew has been unbelievable with good kids however the basis was set by you (Modise) as a result of if the crew didn’t have a great basis, we might haven’t carried out this.
“Profitable the seventh title in a row means that there’s a technology that gained it perhaps three or 4 instances, so it was only a continuity. I’d not have been 11 with out the opposite membership (SuperSport), however for me being on the proper membership to win eight extra has been unbelievable,” Onyango defined.
“I’m giving again to soccer as a result of soccer has sorted me from a younger age, and naturally, it’s my bread and butter. I got here to South Africa due to soccer.
In line with Transfermarkt, Onyango’s contract expires on the finish of this month and unconfirmed stories counsel that Downs have supplied the 39-year-old a one-year extension. Be that as it could, Onyango is believed to not be considering retirement at this level.
“The day the physique says ‘ah, boss, you might be carried out’, I’ll cease. However in the intervening time I really feel I’ve the power and the membership is making an attempt to take care of the goalkeeping division.
“Wendell Robinson and Kennedy Mweene (goalkeeper coaches) practice me based on my age however I at all times give my finest when I’m given the chance.
“It’s not about me being on the pitch, it’s about delivering the outcomes on the finish of the day and I’ve to be skilled, focus and preserve going,” Onyango defined.
Onyango and his teammates are making ready for the Nedbank Cup last in opposition to Orlando Pirates this Saturday on the Mbombela Stadium, the place they are going to look to finish a treble. Downs have already got the league crown and the African Soccer League title.
“We have now a cup last arising and we’d like the momentum. We want everybody to be inside the precise house of thoughts. We aren’t going to attend for individuals to meet up with us.
“We have now to interrupt our personal information. Nobody understands the way it has been troublesome for us. We do match evaluation even after profitable the league with six video games to go, we used to sleep late and do the essential issues.
“We needed to put within the work as a result of on the finish of the day, the membership nonetheless paid us and we needed to do the job,” Onyango concluded.
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