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Mayambela Honours Mshishi During Europa League Qualifier

Mayambela Honours Mshishi During Europa League Qualifier

Aris Limassol star Mihlali Mayambela paid homage to his Bafana Bafana teammate by recreating his iconic celebration in a Europa League qualifier. Check it out!

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Mihali Mayambela helped his side Aris Limassol progress to the Europa League group stages and paid homage to Themba Zwane in the process.

The Bafana Bafana winger topped off his goal by doing a famous celebration by his national teammate Mshishi. 

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Let's take a closer look...

Mayambela recreates Mshishi's celebration

Bafana star Mayambela got on the scoresheet in Aris Limassol's impressive win over Slovakian outfit Slovan Bratislava to progress to the UEFA Europa League group stages.

Mayambela scored in the 63rd minute, helping the Cypriot champions to win the tie with a resounding 6-2 score line and an aggregate of 7-4! 

To top of his brilliant goal, the 27-year-old took the opportunity to pay homage to Themba Zwane by doing his old celebration, known as the "Drunken Master":

Read: Bafana Star Childhood Snaps Revealed By Mark Mayambela 

Speaking exclusively to Soccer Laduma back in 2017, Mshishi explained the celebration that he dubbed the "Zombie dance."  

"Ha ha ha, it's a random Kasi celebration, man. We call it the 'Zombie dance' and my boys from eKasi always want to see me do it whenever I score.

"I do it for my boys and they say since I started celebrating with that dance I have been scoring more regularly. So they say I mustn't stop doing it. You know how it is in the townships, people just create their own things out of nowhere and that's exactly what happened with this dance," said Zwane. 

Mayambela's throwback celebration shows just how much influence Themba Zwane has and how highly valued he is in the Bafana set-up. 

Take a scroll through the Mayambela gallery:

Mihlali Mayambela recreated a Themba Zwane goal ce
Mihlali Mayambela recreated a Themba Zwane goal celebration in a Europa League qualifier win for his side Aris Limassol.
Mihlali Mayambela recreated a Themba Zwane goal ce
Mihlali Mayambela recreated a Themba Zwane goal celebration in a Europa League qualifier win for his side Aris Limassol.
Mihlali Mayambela recreated a Themba Zwane goal ce
Mihlali Mayambela recreated a Themba Zwane goal celebration in a Europa League qualifier win for his side Aris Limassol.
Mihlali Mayambela recreated a Themba Zwane goal ce
Mihlali Mayambela recreated a Themba Zwane goal celebration in a Europa League qualifier win for his side Aris Limassol.
Mihlali Mayambela recreated a Themba Zwane goal ce
Mihlali Mayambela recreated a Themba Zwane goal celebration in a Europa League qualifier win for his side Aris Limassol.

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