AmaZulu’s Ngwenya Breaks His Silence After Orlando Pirates Midfielder Sihle Nduli’s Painful Injury

AmaZulu’s Ngwenya Breaks His Silence After Orlando Pirates Midfielder Sihle Nduli’s Painful Injury

  • AmaZulu striker Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya has addressed a major moment from the club’s latest clash with Orlando Pirates
  • Orlando Pirates midfielder Sihle Nduli’s return to action took an unexpected turn during Wednesday night’s league encounter
  • The incident involving the two players has now prompted a response from the AmaZulu forward
AmaZulu Ngwenya apologises
AmaZulu striker Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya has broken his silence after Orlando Pirates midfielder Sihle Nduli suffered a painful injury during Wednesday night’s 1-1 draw. Image: Facebook
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AmaZulu striker Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya has broken his silence after Orlando Pirates midfielder Sihle Nduli suffered a painful injury during Wednesday night’s 1-1 draw. Ngwenya’s second-half challenge left Nduli unable to continue, with the Pirates midfielder stretchered off in the 53rd minute.

According to The South Africa, taking to Instagram after the match, Ngwenya apologised directly to Nduli and stressed that he had not intended to cause the injury.

“I’m sorry my brother for what happened,” Ngwenya wrote.
“I did not do it intentionally. [I] hope you got space in your heart to forgive me. Speedy recovery.”

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Nduli had only recently returned

The injury was a particularly unfortunate development for Nduli, who had only recently returned to competitive action. The 30-year-old had been sidelined since November 2025 after suffering an Achilles tendon injury against Golden Arrows.

His latest setback came during a match in which Pirates took the lead through Tshepang Moremi before Ngwenya equalised for AmaZulu shortly before half-time.

Pirates await further news

Nduli’s condition will be a key concern for Orlando Pirates following the incident, particularly given his lengthy previous absence. The match ultimately ended 1-1, but the midfielder’s injury became one of the main talking points after the final whistle.

Ngwenya has now publicly expressed his regret, while Nduli’s recovery will determine the extent of the latest setback.

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A source close to the 23-year-old claimed Ngwenya has received a stream of threatening messages on social media since Wednesday night’s match. The disturbing reaction has added another dimension to the fallout from the incident.

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Dzikamai Matara Dzikamai Matara is a sports writer at Briefly News. He previously worked as a news and current affairs editor at iHarare for eight years. Before that, he was a profiler, sports, human interest, entertainment, and current affairs writer at Pindula for two years, where he produced profiles and news articles. He completed two years of Mechanical Engineering coursework at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He has also completed YOAST SEO for Beginners (2023), YOAST Block Editor Training (2023), and YOAST Structured Data for Beginners (2023).