Orlando Pirates legendary striker Jerry Sikhosana has spoken about the reasons that led him to buy a club in the ABC Motsepe League.
Sikhosana bought Blue Lions from the family of former Benoni Premier United boss Dumisani Ndlovu. As it stands, the third tier side are in a battle to beat the drop. They have recorded only one win all season and currently need to gain ground of at least seven points to stand a chance of avoiding relegation.
‘Legs of Thunder’ as he is fondly called has great ambitions for the club and had made it clear that his desire is to see the club rise through the ranks and reach the nation’s top-flight league – DStv Premiership – soon.
“For now, it will still be called Blue Lions. I got it from the family of the late Mr Ndlovu, because the family couldn’t continue with the team after his passing,” Sikhosana said in an interview.
“So, ja, it was an emergency thing where I bought the team with the players that they have already registered. They were struggling a bit but at least now I’ve roped in some of my young boys that I trust.
The former Buccaneers’ striker also talked about how important it is for his new side to beat the drop and come back next season with a much more better squad.
“We are trying to avoid relegation for now and just save the status, and then we’ll start the team from scratch next season.
“If we save the status, we need to try and be there on top, gunning for the ABC national play-offs, and hopefully maybe take the team to GladAfrica [Championship], and you know from there we will see what we can do.
“It’s a complicated season this time, because we only have nine teams of two streams in Gauteng – there is stream A and stream B. We are in Stream A, and one team La Masia is already relegated because they are not participating, and unfortunately, we’re behind La Masia. With five games left, I hope I can save the team from relegation.”
As of now, a change of name has not been talked about but it is expected to happen before the start of next season.