The owners of Cape Umoya United may have sold the club to GladAfrica Championship side Venda Football Academy, but they have kept their promise of looking after Gabriel Nyoni, who had a career-threatening injury.
Nyoni, a former Maritzburg United player, sustained a Lisfranc foot injury against Ricahrds Bay FC in the GladAfrica Championship last season and had been told at the time that there was a possibility he would never play professional football again. Nyoni, though, has kept hope that he will play again.
The owners of Cape Umoya sold the club to Venda Football Academy, who are now competing in the GladAfrica Championship, but they have kept their promise of ensuring that Nyoni full recovers from the injury, whether or not he ends up returning to the pitch.
"In terms of my injury, it's getting better, but I have to start rehab. I am waiting on insurance to start paying paying for my rehab and everything, so that I can increase my chances of getting back to playing," Nyoni tells the Siya crew.
"The former owners are taking care of it brilliantly. They are talking to the insurance guys, so everything is going well as far as I am concerned. Obviously it takes time for everything to be in order, but everything is going well. I have to undergo rehab for about six to seven months. After that, they will do an assessment to see if the leg will be able to play or not. After the assessment, they decide if I can continue or if I need to stop playing. Also, to keep my mind going, I started a deep cleaning company here in Cape Town."
