(PICTURE) Siyabonga Ngezana wears captain’s armband on FCSB debut but ends in tears! 

Former Kaizer Chiefs defender Siyabonga Ngezana made his unofficial debut for his new side FCSB in a pre-season friendly against POAK of Greece. 

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Ngezana only recently joined up with his FCSB teammates earlier in the week, after he was held up in the country due to some outstanding documents. 

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It is believed that a police clearance from SAPS that is supposed to go with Ngezana’s visa was holding up his move from Chiefs to FCSB. As a result, he was still stuck in South Africa while his new teammates started their pre-season, jetting off to the Netherlands. There was also a lot of concern that the versatile defender would not be able to join his new team in their preparations for the new season. 

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Now, however, all of those delays are a thing of the past with Ngezana unveiled by FCSB as their new signing on a five-year deal with an option for one more. It also turned out that the player was in demand,  speaking to the club’s official website, the player admits that his move from Chiefs was a surprise to him. He also confirms that he turned down an offer from Moldovan giants FC Sheriff, who are set to play in the UEFA Champions League playoffs. 

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Ngezana joined his FCSB teammates while they had already been in the Netherlands getting stuck in. That meant that the strong defender was at a level behind his new teammates in terms of  sharpness as well as cohesion. That may have proven to be the case, as a very promising start ended in rather very acrimonious circumstances. 

Ngezana captains FCSB but slip helps POAK score equaliser

Ngezana took to the field with 30 minutes to go, and was handed the armband in the absence of of the club’s captain and vice-captain on the pitch. What would’ve started as a proud moment ended in despair for the South African, who slipped in the 70th minute to concede POAK’s equaliser. With season on the horizon, the lanky star will certainly be hoping to dust himself of prove his worth to FCSB players, staff and fans. Pictures from club website below: