{"id":32915,"date":"2025-08-21T18:24:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=32915"},"modified":"2025-08-21T18:25:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:25:13","slug":"zwane-suffers-another-injury-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/08\/21\/zwane-suffers-another-injury-blow\/","title":{"rendered":"Zwane suffers another injury blow"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32916\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-21-at-17.35.25-770x510.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-21-at-17.35.25-770x510.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-21-at-17.35.25-1170x775.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-21-at-17.35.25-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-21-at-17.35.25.jpeg 1279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Backpagepix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Influential Mamelodi Sundowns captain, Themba Zwane, has suffered yet another injury setback.<\/p>\n<p>Zwane left the field in the first half of the MTN8 semifinal first leg against Orlando Pirates last weekend and coach Miguel Cardoso said he is expected to be out for about two months.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder missed a large portion of the previous season after he suffered a career-threatening Achilles injury during Bafana Bafana\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Congo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, Themba will be out for about two months,&#8221; said Cardoso.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"qtmplayer-playlist-large\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"qtmplayer-playlist\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"qtmplayer-trackitem qtmplayer-track-inpage\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-21-at-17.35.25-100x100.jpeg\" alt=\"cover\">\t\t<span \t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-cover=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-21-at-17.35.25-370x370.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-file=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cardoso.wav\n2201516\naudio\/wav\n\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-title=\"Zwane suffers another injury blow\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-artist=\"Nonhlanhla Harris\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-link=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/08\/21\/zwane-suffers-another-injury-blow\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-icon=\"file_download\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-type=\"track\"\n\t\t\t class=\"qtmplayer-play qtmplayer-link-sec qtmplayer-play-btn\"><i class='material-icons' aria-label=\"Play\">play_arrow<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"qtmplayer-tit\">Zwane suffers another injury blow<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"qtmplayer-art\">Nonhlanhla Harris<\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\n<p>Cardoso said Zwane\u2019s injury is a huge blow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When a player or one part of the family is not 100%, is a big blow but he will come back stronger and soon he will be on the pitch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the injury, Zwane has been named in Hugo Broos&#8217; preliminary squad for nest month&#8217;s World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Nigeria respectively.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bafana Bafana preliminary squad announcement for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Nigeria in September.<\/p>\n<p>Vs<br \/>\n\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf8 Lesotho<br \/>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec Nigeria <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SABC_Sport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SABC_Sport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3qEclFuDIx\">pic.twitter.com\/3qEclFuDIx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bafana Bafana (@BafanaBafana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BafanaBafana\/status\/1958531227683536949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some fans have reacted to the latest update.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Themba Zwane is needed at AFCON okes. I don\u2019t how you guys have watched free flow Hugo Ball with Mshishi vs without him and not see that he is the matrix. Stop saying he\u2019s finished and start praying for a fast recovery &amp; return.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lesilo Rula (@kay_mahapa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kay_mahapa\/status\/1958467543602982933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Themba Zwane is injured, Ribeiro wants to terminate his contract\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd2dkusazoba mnandi in the PSL. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TOC2kghqsg\">pic.twitter.com\/TOC2kghqsg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lorch\u2019s wife\ud83d\udc8d\u2764\ufe0f (@DineoManamela1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DineoManamela1\/status\/1958472688403407025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lucas Ribeiro will be a great loss to Sundowns, no doubt.<\/p>\n<p>It comes at a time when Themba Zwane is hardly available. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dlWzNVpIzt\">pic.twitter.com\/dlWzNVpIzt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tsonga King \u2620\ufe0f (@NtateWilliams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NtateWilliams\/status\/1958467795559055410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This might just be Themba Zwane&#8217;s last season. There&#8217;s no way we can expect him to carry this team.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Grenade Launcher! (@Lucky_Mthombeni) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lucky_Mthombeni\/status\/1958438360134885679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Written by: Ntsako Mukhari<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Influential Mamelodi Sundowns captain, Themba Zwane, has suffered yet another injury setback. Zwane left the field in the first half of the MTN8 semifinal first leg against Orlando Pirates last weekend and coach Miguel Cardoso said he is expected to be out for about two months. 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