Malandela Mighty Heroes decries advent of coronavirus and its effects on football

Alexandra’s SAB League team Malandela Mighty Heroes has decried the outbreak of the coronavirus that has led to the lockdown of all things football.

The team currently lies only a point behind log leaders Opopo FC. Heroes has 48 points from 22 games but has two games in hand in a league of 18 teams. Both teams have won 15 games, with Malandela drawing three, one less than the log leaders and losing one less than Opopo, who have lost five games so far.

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With only eight games to go before the end of the season, Malandela feels the Covid-19 situation which has led to the shutting down of all leagues and sporting activities worldwide, could rob them of the potential to bag the league.

“My boys were on a roll after winning all their four matches to close the gap to one point of the log leaders but the break could seriously affect their chances when the games resume as they may struggle to regain the winning rhythm. But I guess all teams will struggle and we just have to do our utmost best under the circumstances,” said coach Vincent ‘Young Master’ Rammoni.

Before the 26 March lockdown announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Rammoni said he immediately embarked on a programme to prepare individual training needs for his players during the shutdown which he said could easily be done indoors.

“As a team we are focusing more on the nutrition side of things to ensure players do not come back after the lockdown overweight and unfit. We rely heavily on the individual players adhering to the training regime we offered and that they will eat healthy food,” said Rammoni, who also goes by the nickname ‘Pep Guardiola’, the Spanish coach of Manchester City in England.

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