USipho Moni uyayithanda ibhola ekhatywayo, uyayazi kwaye unothando olufanayo lweqela lakhe. Le ndedeba yakuTsolo isixelela ngezinto ezintle ezenziwa ngabalandeli beBhakaniya, iqela alithandayo.
Pedro Mapelo (PM): Siyakwamkela kweli phephandaba. Ngokufutshane ungubani, uhlalaphi?
Sipho Moni (SM): Enkosi, Bhuti! NdinguSipho “Slowpoison” Moni, ndihlala eMdantsane eNU 3. Ndazalelwa kuTsolo, phesha kweNciba. Ndaza kwelaseMonti ngoxelengela umphemfulo nenyama.
PM: Uqale nini ukuba ngumlandeli we-Orlando Pirates, ibhola yona uqale njani ukuyilandela?
SM: Ndiqale ngonyaka ka-1999 ngenxa yosoloko uBhuti wam endiqhubela ebholeni kananjalo endifundisa ukuyidlala.
PM: Kunjani ukuba ngumlandeli weBhakaniya?
SM: Eishh!! Bhuti wam, andazi ukuba ndingayibeka njani. Kuvele kuthi mandikhale xa ndifika kulo mbuzo, ndingatsho ukuthi Likhaya lam lesibini i-Orlando Pirates.
PM: Kubaluleke ngantoni ukuba yinxalenye yesebe leqela lakho?
SM: Mandiqale ndithi ukuba awuyonxenye yePirates, uyafana nephepha eliphaphatheka elingazaziyo nokuba lakuwelaphi. Simanyene, sifana nosapho olunye, sithetha into enye siyakhana, siyakhuthazana kwaye siyancedana.
PM: Njengokuba izinto zingahambanga kakuhle kule sizini, ingaba uziva njani?
SM: Yah! Kona akumandanga kodwa awukwazi ukugqiba ngomthi ungekavelisi ziqhamo. Lona ithemba likhona.
PM: Oyena mdlali umthandayo ngubani, ngokuba kutheni?
SM: Ey!, Bhuti wam. Andifuni kuxoka, abadlali ndingathi ndibathanda bonke ngokulinganayo ngoba baseGazini.
PM: Khawusiphe iqela lakho njengomlandeli omkhulu.
SM: Ovono, Jele, Phungwayo, Gcaba, Mahamutsa, Ntshumayelo, Rakhale, Sarr, Ndoro, Myeni, Memela
PM: Yintoni eyona nto ucinga ukuba ibethe iPirates kule sizini?
SM: Mhmm…akungaba iPirates ibethakele kule sizini, nto nje zizilingo bekufanele idlule kuzo ukuze ifunde lukulu emva koko ingapinde ilingeke kwangesi silingo sinye.
PM: Siyabulela ngexesha lakho Slowpoison..
SM: Enkosi Bhuti wam ngexesha lakho, ukuba ibingeyontando yakho ukuba ndibenodliwano ndlebe neI’solezwe lesiXhosa, ibiyintando kaThixo.
IPirates iza kudlalela ukuyibetha iSundowns, utsho uJose Riveiro