Manqele joined The Brazilians from Free State Stars at the end of last season, but faces a tough challenge winning a starting berth with the likes of Nyasha Mushekwi, Katlego Mphela, Richard Henyekane, Simba Sithole and fellow new signing Eleazar Rodgers at the club.
But Manqele, who netted on debut in the 4-1 MTN8 Cup defeat of Kaizer Chiefs last weekend, says he is more than ready to fight for his place.
“Competition will always be there wherever you go, so I’m here to compete and help the team win some silverware. I don’t complain about it … I love competition,” he tells KickOff.com.
“I knew that coming here I’m putting myself into that, but I just need to work hard at training and the coach will make a decision as to which player he will play.”
Manqele also reveals that a move to Chloorkop was not what he was expecting as Kaizer Chiefs showed hugged interest in him before.
“Obviously I was not expecting to be here, but with Chiefs it never happened so I ended up at Sundowns.
“Chiefs were more interested because they were the ones who started negotiations with Free State Stars, but at the end negotiations didn’t go well so I’ve came to Sundowns. But for me financially it is ok … I can’t complain about it.”
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soccer is business and we speak busines language...money. fak'imali uzobona
not all playas wil be satisfied wth a small fish n sh=t busness which runs at a loss lyk abo-nyawana. his workas must jus take him to labour...dey ddnt get their decemba bonuses and dey ddnt receive their monthly payments since January.
poor pple are working jus to see a boot at de FIFA museum
pple wo dnt know soca wil say Manqele scored. yes he scored a one on one wth de kipa and replays shows dat Manqele was infact hit by de ball....and it is also not a big deal to score Khune, he is jus a sack of potatoes in de goal post
wait until u meet Mahamutsa and intsimbi....sundowns holigans will start to swear at their new signings and Trott
Everything you say boy, was said by other previous players who are currently clubless as we speak, they are currently on the road looking for jobs, because they could not stand getting paid huge salaries without playing. At Sundowns there is no competition but there is a career death sentence.
someone from de champs camps must teach Manqele on de art of heading de ball. u dnt close ur eyes and smile hoping and praying for de ball to hit u. if dat ball managed to hit his teeth with full force...he shuld hve lost all his teeth at de stadium
afta de goal...Manqele's teeth wre aching so much dat he wanted to see a dentist at once. he was limping off de field some wil say...but mina...gi'bone igazi iphuma nge'mlomo,hahaha
The above statement must be disheartening to the Chiefs supporters, because this implies the only reason why Manqele did nt sign for Chiefs was the money. Seeing that Chiefs has a problem in the striking department one wonders why they were not prepared to up their offer since the player wanted to play for them.
Come to think of it Chiefs did nt have a problem defending goals last season yet they renovated the defence, dismantled the midfield and left the striking department which was not effective at all.
Manqele at Sundowns will be called a winger soon when Mphela is available and cannot see him playing before Mushekwi either. Yes it helps to be not afraid of competition.
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starting on monday: Chiefs playas must go to train at Mayfair alongside their role-models. their coach shuld spent quality time wth sir Palicius to teach him dfrent formations
we cnt hve a situation in de PSL wre by a team bcums namba by luck de previus season and den fight for relegation de next season
its clear this team ddnt correct their mistakes...and we at Bucs, wre starving for competition. its eida de PSL allows Pirates technical team to train chimps playas or dey relocate us to wre we belong...to de La Liga...we want to play de teams dat are on par with us, in terms of preparations, playa quality, leadership skills, socca knowledge n etc
at Mayfair...dat rite leg of Shaba wil be worked out...wen de week ends...de rite leg wil be able to push de ball a few centimeters, i trust fitness coach Mr Borges
its clear chiemps playas are dating their female physical traina and dey wnt follow her instructions to detail....it is also impossible for a female to train male socca playas
cqabanga in wrestling, Vicky Guerero training Kane...do u think Kane wil improve? de lyks of abo-Funaki bazo iyenzela ngaye
corrections: bcums namba 4 by luck.....
Sundowns kills careers, there are here to destroy up and coming talent. They are non profit organisation, that was developed to kill football careers, more especially young and talented players, tht is what they do best.
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we know that, you don't have to keep on repeating the same thing over and over again noma ubulawa Iwunga????
Khosiologist by profession:
you are a fool, you need to read with your mind, not with your eyes bcause if you do so, you will be able to see what i have written. I can see tht you passed your matric with school leaving, and you got a job as a security. You were able to learn English at the gate.