{"id":54999,"date":"2024-09-05T07:53:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T05:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=54999"},"modified":"2024-09-05T07:53:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T05:53:53","slug":"alakhe-mdluli-debuts-for-amazulu-in-diski-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=54999","title":{"rendered":"Alakhe Mdluli debuts for AmaZulu in Diski Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alakhe Mdluli, Glenwood’s standout skipper and Eswatini international.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alakhe Mdluli <\/strong>made his debut for the AmaZulu Multichoice Diski Challenge team<\/strong> on Saturday, taking on Orlando Pirates <\/strong>at the King Zwelithini Stadium<\/strong> in Umlazi.<\/p>\n

In a tight contest, neither team could find a way through, resulting in a goalless draw, but it was another step up the ladder for the talented Glenwood High<\/strong> football captain.<\/p>\n

His teammates in the AmaZulu lineup include Aphiwe Buthelezi<\/strong><\/a>, who was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP)<\/strong> at the FC Bayern International Youth Cup<\/strong> in 2023, which earned him an opportunity to join the FC Bayern World Squad<\/strong> in the United States to compete against other elite young footballers.\u00a0 Mateo Horstead<\/strong><\/a> is also with AmaZulu. In 2023, he captained Maritzburg College<\/strong><\/a> to an unprecedented treble.<\/p>\n

At Glenwood, Mdluli not only captains the side but is also the fulcrum around which it is built. He is a goal scorer and a goal provider and operates in various positions, including as a winger, an inverted winger, a central attacking midfielder, and as a striker. SuperSport Schools<\/strong>‘ commentator, Sibonelo Zulu<\/strong>, refers to him as “Joga Bonito”<\/strong> due to his flawless ball control and beautiful play.<\/p>\n

Mdluli, nicknamed “Smiley”, has already appeared in youth internationals for Eswatini. He was called up to the national u17 team in 2021 and was recently selected for the Eswatini u20 team.<\/p>\n

During 2024, he has led Glenwood to two titles, the u19 2nd Term KZNHSFA Coastal League<\/strong><\/a> and the Primo Big 10 Schools Cup<\/strong><\/a>. In both events, he was a standout performer, which included being named the man of the match in the league final against Westville Boys’ High School <\/strong>in which he provided an assist. He also played a pivotal role in his school’s triumph in the Primo Big 10, in which they defeated Durban High School<\/strong> 1-0 in the final.<\/p>\n

In 2023, he helped the Green Machine<\/strong> to a runner-up finish in the Primo Big 10. This season, it was a case of third time lucky as Glenwood clinched the title for the first time, defeating Northwood<\/strong>, Maritzburg College<\/strong>\u00a0and DHS<\/strong> twice each, on their way to the title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alakhe Mdluli made his debut for the AmaZulu Multichoice Diski Challenge team on Saturday, taking on Orlando Pirates at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi. In a tight contest, neither team could find a way through, resulting in a goalless draw, but it was another step up the ladder for the talented Glenwood High football […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":53761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54999\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}