‘The Pirates door will always be open’
KICK OFF: How did the move to Chippa United come about?
Oupa Manyisa: It’s been a while. I got a call from Chippa [Mpengesi] – he actually called my lawyer [Kabelo Mashego] and he told him about everything. I then had a call with Mr Mpengesi and he invited me to come this side and train with the guys, just to see if I’m still able to stand on both feet. I came and trained, and everything just went smoothly from there. I arrived this side on the Wednesday, trained Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and I think I signed on the following Monday. Everything went smooth.
What do you make of the setup of the club?
It’s a great setup, you can see the guys work hard and training and they want to be playing with this team in the Premiership next season. We know the team is not in a good position, but it’s clear that the guys are determined to leave whatever they have on the field to make sure that we’re still playing in the top-flight next season.
“THE HEART AND THE LEGS WANTED TO BE THERE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE INJURY I COULDN’T.”
We know the history of Chippa, the negative reports on salaries not being
