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Esrom Nyandoro returns to Sundowns
03 Dec 2013 at 02:30hrs | Views
AT a time when all news at Mamelodi Sundowns is all about Khama Billiat, veteran midfielder Esrom Nyandoro quietly returned to the South African Premiership football leaders over the weekend in their 2-1 win over Moroka Swallows.
Sidelined by injury since the start of the season, the 33-year-old veteran midfield enforcer has been working on his return, but found the going tough breaking into the first eleven as coach Pitso Mosimane was worried about changing a winning team.
But as the saying goes, when the going gets tough, the tough get going, Nyandoro found himself fortifying the Sundowns' midfield when coming in from the bench for Jabu Shongwe in the 63rd minute in the win.
Nyandoro was heavily involved in delivering Sundowns' last two league trophies in 2006 and 2007, but has seen a trophy drought hit the Brazilians camp, which also has legendary former Warriors skipper Peter Ndlovu as team manager. Sundowns now have 23 points from 10 matches, two ahead of second-placed Kaizer Chiefs who have played a game more.
Billiat played 73 minutes of the game while fellow Zimbabwean international Cuthbert Malajila lasted 84 minutes, both failing to score. Gilbert Mapemba is on the road to recovery for Swallows and could be back for the Dube Birds in the New Year.
Sidelined by injury since the start of the season, the 33-year-old veteran midfield enforcer has been working on his return, but found the going tough breaking into the first eleven as coach Pitso Mosimane was worried about changing a winning team.
But as the saying goes, when the going gets tough, the tough get going, Nyandoro found himself fortifying the Sundowns' midfield when coming in from the bench for Jabu Shongwe in the 63rd minute in the win.
Nyandoro was heavily involved in delivering Sundowns' last two league trophies in 2006 and 2007, but has seen a trophy drought hit the Brazilians camp, which also has legendary former Warriors skipper Peter Ndlovu as team manager. Sundowns now have 23 points from 10 matches, two ahead of second-placed Kaizer Chiefs who have played a game more.
Billiat played 73 minutes of the game while fellow Zimbabwean international Cuthbert Malajila lasted 84 minutes, both failing to score. Gilbert Mapemba is on the road to recovery for Swallows and could be back for the Dube Birds in the New Year.
Source - newsday
