{"id":18604,"date":"2020-01-27T18:33:15","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T16:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=18604"},"modified":"2020-01-27T18:33:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T16:33:15","slug":"ex-chicken-inn-player-hopeful-of-landing-deal-in-s-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ex-chicken-inn-player-hopeful-of-landing-deal-in-s-a","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Chicken Inn player hopeful of landing deal in S.A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chicken Inn player Bravie Ayanda Sibanda is hopeful of clinching a deal at South African National First Division side Uthongathi FC.<\/p>\n<p>The little known attacking midfielder recently sneaked out of the country to undergo a two weeks trial stint at the KZN-based club.<\/p>\n<p>He is a free agent after his departure at the Gamecocks at the end of last year.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with B-Metro from South Africa, Sibanda said: \u201cI didn\u2019t get enough game time at Chicken Inn in the past season and that is why I decided to go club hunting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was coupled with the fact that salaries and other benefits in South Africa are always attractive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI lost my parents some time ago and I have been taking care of my siblings with the little that I was getting at Chicken Inn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be here for two weeks and I am confident that everything will go well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Uthongathi is home to another Zimbabwean player Cleopas Dube who joined the side last following his release from Witbank Spurs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chicken Inn player Bravie Ayanda Sibanda is hopeful of clinching a deal at South African National First Division side Uthongathi FC. 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