Lefa Hlongwane on the ball. Photo: BackpagePix
Hlongwane set for career lifeline at TS Galaxy
Former Maritzburg United left-winger Lefa Hlongwane is reported to have an opportunity to revive his career at TS Galaxy.
Lefa Hlongwane on the ball. Photo: BackpagePix
Earlier this year, Maritzburg United terminated Hlongwane’s contract, with issues such as arriving late at training and allegedly being a party animal said to be the main reasons for letting him go.
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However, according to Soccer Laduma, Galaxy have opted to give the player a second chance and have signed him up for the second half of the 2021/22 season.
An announcement will apparently be made in January alongside new arrivals, with Hlongwane having signed a two-year deal with the 2019 Nedbank Cup Champions.
Hlongwane made 12 appearances for Maritzburg and was a key member of Ernst Middendorp’s plans until off-field troubles saw the two parties part ways.
He is said to have been already training with TS Galaxy for some time before putting pen to paper, and it will be interesting to see if the club is now able to get the best out of him.
Previously, according to Sowetan Live, Hlongwane was given his marching orders at Maritzburg United after being warned several times about being late for training.
“The boy is wayward. Last month he arrived late for training twice in one week and he was given a verbal warning. He never listened because the following week he came late again and that’s where he was given a written warning before he was fired this week,’’ the source told Sowetan.
“His biggest problem is that he likes to party. He likes night life a lot, and you know it’s very difficult to keep up with time in the morning when you never slept the previous night. These players don’t take care of themselves… they don’t know the importance of resting. Maritzburg tolerated him until they realised he’d never change.’’
It came after Hlongwane had joined the Team of Choice in July, having been sacked by Black Leopards before signing a two-year deal with the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands side.
Leopards sacked “Sdumo”, as Hlongwane is known, for breach of contract after he participated in an Easter tournament organised by fellow footballer Edgar Manaka in Limpopo.
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