GOLDEN ARROWS HAS AN EXLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH NEWCOMER AND DOUBLE GOAL SCORER NKANYISO MLOTSHWA:
 
Durban born Nkanyiso Russell Mlotshwa made his debut for Lamontville Golden Arrows in yesterday’s game at Chatsworth Stadium against Vasco Da Gama, which can be regarded as his greatest achievement thus far. Mlotshwa was substituted in the Arrows game against Kaizer Chiefs, but this was his first full debut for the club as he started the game, and what a game it was to be for the youngster. Mlotshwa won over the hearts of Arrows supporters when he scored 2 goals on his debut that helped Arrows get their first victory of the 2010/2011 season.

	HI MTHUNZI, CONGRATULATIONS ON YESTERDAYS PERFORMANCE! HOW ARE YOU FEELING AFTER YESTERDAYS GAME?
	“HONESTLY! IM STILL BUZZING WITH EXCITEMENT, I AM SO HAPPY. NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT FOR THE TEAM ASWELL, BECAUSE THAT WAS OUR FIRST VICTORY”
	HOW DID IT FEEL TO PLAY INFRONT OF YOUR HOME CROWD FOR THE FIRST TIME?
	“I REALLY ENJOYED PLAYING INFRONT OF OUR SUPPORTERS, THEY WERE SO ENCOURAGING THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE GAME. THEY LIFTED MY SPIRIT EVEN MORE AND MADE ME WANT TO FIGHT FOR THE TEAM AND EVEN WORK HARDER.
	WHAT WAS YOUR INITIAL REACTION WHEN YOU SCORED YOUR 1ST GOAL?
	“WHEN THE BALL WAS CROSSED IN FROM A CORNER, I SAW HOW THEIR GK AND DEFENDER WERE BOTH GOING FOR THE SAME BALL, AND I COULD SEE THAT THIS WAS GOING TO RESULT IN SOME SORT OF CONFUSION, SO I TRIED TO ANTICIPATE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, AND TO MY LUCK THEY CLASHED INTO EACHOTHER AND THE BALL TUMBLED TO MY FEET, AND THE REST IS HISTORY, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY AND SCORED THE GOAL.
	CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO THE SUPPORTERS ABOUT YOUR CELEBRATION?
	“HAHA.. THAT CELEBRATION HAS A STORY BEHIND IT. ONE DAY AT TRAINING WE WERE PLAYING 7 VS 7 GAME AND THERE WERE 3 TEAMS, IF YOUR TEAM CONCEEDED A GOAL YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT AND ALLOW THE OTHER TEAM TO COME IN AND PLAY. SO ON MY TEAM WAS GABUZA,BILANKULU, SHANGE,MSEKELI,THAMI, AND SITHOLE. SO THE FIRST FEW GAMES MY TEAM KEPT CONCEEDED GOALS, SO GABUZA TURNS AROUND AND SAYS TO BILANKULU “COME ON JUNIOR DEFEND THOSE GOALS”, SO WHEN GABUZA GOT A CHANCE INFRONT OF THE GOALS AND HE MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY, JUNIOR SAYS TO GABUZA “COME ON GABUZA YOU ARE LETTING US DOWN” SO WHEN OUR TEAM CAME ON THE FIELD TO PLAY AGAIN,GABUZA SCORED A GOAL, AND HIS REACTION WAS “BAYAKHULUMA BAYAKHULUMA” SO THAT’S HOW THAT CELEBRATION CAME ABOUT. HAHAH..
	HOW DID YOU PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE GAME?
	“THE DAY OF THE GAME I SWITCH OFF MY CELL PHONE, BECAUSE I WANT NO INTERUPTION, AND I JUST PSYCH MYSELF UP”
	WHAT DID THE COACH SAY TO YOU BEFORE THE GAME STARTED, AND WHAT DID HE SAY TO YOU AFTER THE GAME?
	“the coach said that i must be confident and i must not be scared to take on the players, after the game he said that he was happy with my performance and that the team as a whole had a great game”
	HOW WAS THE FIRST WEEK OF TRAINING WITH THE CLUB? HOW DID IT FEEL TO TRAIN WITH THE LIKES OF KHUBONI, SHANGE, MANQANA, BILANKULU, VILAKAZI, MUSONDA JUST TO MENTION A FEW? DID IT INTIMIDATE YOU OR DID IT MAKE YOU WANT TO PROVE YOURSELF?
	“WHEN I ARRIVED I WAS NERVOUS, BUT AS THE TRAINING WENT ON ALL THE BOYS WELCOMED ME AND EVEN GAVE ME ADVICE, WHICH MOTIVATED ME AND PUSHED ME TO WORK HARDER”
	WHO IS YOUR CHILDHOOD FOOTBALL HERO?
	“DOCTOR KHUMALO”