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FIGHTING FIT: Happy Jele is well.

 I am fully behind coach Augusto Palacios and the technical staff. I'm prepared to wait for my turn 

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The lanky Jele has fully recovered from a career-threatening knee injury and is expected back in action in three weeks' time.

Jele damaged knee ligaments (anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments), and tore the meniscus in his knee in a game against BidVest Wits in Mbombela in November.

"I have been training with the senior team, I do not feel pain any more. Everything is going well and I'm ready to fight to get back in the starting line-up," he said.

"The team has been doing well, winning trophies. I am fully behind coach Augusto Palacios and the technical staff. I'm prepared to wait for my turn. It has been frustrating not playing soccer for such a long time but what kept me going is that our team won the second successive treble last season. I will continue training hard to remain in great shape."

Palacios said he was impressed by Jele's work rate: "Happy has been doing ball work at training with the rest of the senior team, he is in great shape and will be ready to start playing in three weeks' time. We will give him one match soon to build his confidence, maybe late in the second half. We are not going to rush him."

Meanwhile, Pirates have loaned out two youngsters, Patrick Ngidi and Kabelo Mahlasela, to newly promoted NFD side Winter Roses in Free State.

Aubrey Ngoma has gone back to the University of Pretoria on loan, while Benjamin Nthethe is joining Bay United, who will soon change their name to Polokwane City FC.

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Wed May 22 18:24:27 SAST 2013 ::

Aug 14, 2012

Cl!ck

Mxm.. I don't see this Donkey making it into Bafana Bafana.. His career is over!!

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Aug 14, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

Cl!ck
Play the ball not the man Chief common, lets welcome the Rat back and hope in future he will learn to keep his long legs where they belong!!!

Rise KHOSI RISE>>>TILL RATS CHOACH SPEAKS ENGLISH
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Aug 14, 2012

svavava

shame man, next injury and yo carrer in football. ALL THE BEST BHAKANIYA
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Aug 14, 2012

T'dpole

Comparing Jele with TauCow (LionCow), Jele willl do a much better job in his team and the national team............
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Aug 14, 2012

sgivo

Welcome Back Magents!!!! You've been the missing link in our Treble Treble mission.

@Click
Typical zebras, it would be appreciated if you can go play on the N1 between 08:00 and 10:00

Rice Khosi Rice>>>>>>Till Bugster submits his real CV.
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Aug 14, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

T'dpole
Comparing Jele with TauCow (LionCow), Jele willl do a much better job in his team and the national team............
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Palacios would say "Yas yas abe Jele abe ...abe recovari abe good errr for tu tu play eerr abe his injari err os good abe abe abe prefare Jimmy Tau for position abe err yas yas yas.....for the best he make good combiantion for good yas yas...ki ki ki ki ki ki ki ki
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Aug 14, 2012

Stumaeza

He might be well but will he play the same football again or he's just adding numbers???
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Aug 14, 2012

Cl!ck

@ RATS

Who's this spider going to replace in Bafana??.. Gaxa, Ngconca, Masilela (secured right & left backs).. Let him stay in Gayfair, we don't need "daddy long-legs" in the National team..

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Aug 14, 2012

shakashaka

I hope you will come back a clean player now that you have tasted your own medicine.
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Aug 14, 2012

mbany8

@ Cl!CK n MorenaWaPolelo

You think those sloopy tall twin towers of Khosi Rice will close Mangele? Never!!. HAPPY is classy player and has never put a foot wrong in his team. Just wait and see on Wednesday what will happened to your lousy team. You have tormented Sundowns for sometime and gone are the days.

DTC

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