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Ex-Bafana Bafana captain Hlatshwayo opens up on how frustrations at Orlando Pirates made him 'fall out of love with the game'

Thulani Hlatshwayo arrived at Orlando Pirates before the start of the 2020/21 season with so many expectations on him.Being Bafana Bafana's skipper at that time, he started sharing the armband with Happy Jele upon joining the Buccaneers.But it did not work out for the central defender, especially in his second and last season at Pirates, leading to his departure for SuperSport United.

WHAT HAPPENED?

"I’m happy now," Hlatshwayo said as per <a href="https://www.snl24.com/kickoff/sanews/premiership/supersport-utd/hlatshwayo-i-fell-out-of-love-with-the-game-at-pirates-20240324" target="_blank">KickOff.</a>"I fell in love with the game when I joined SuperSport again. I fell out of love with the game [at Pirates]."I wasn’t playing. I last played during Covid-19 [lockdown period] I think it was against Chiefs, the results were not forthcoming for the team and ja."Not really because I’m not one to read too much into social media and I knew before going to Pirates what the spotlight would be like," he concluded.

WHAT HLATSHWAYO SAID

Hlatshwayo is now a regular starter at Matsatsantsa where only fitness issues and suspensions sideline him.The 34-year-old has, however, struggled to reclaim his Bafana Bafana spot and his chances of returning to the national side look very slim.His SuperSport contract expires at the end of the current season and it is to be seen if coach Gavin Hunt will retain him.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

SuperSport are left with 10 <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-za/premier-soccer-league/yv73ms6v1995b5wny16jcfi3" target="_blank">Premier Soccer League</a> games before the season ends and they are also in the Nedbank Cup quarter-finals.Those are enough games for Hlatshwayo to convince Hunt he deserves a new contract.

WHAT NEXT FOR HLATSHWAYO?

Ex-Bafana Bafana captain Hlatshwayo opens up on how frustrations at Orlando Pirates made him 'fall out of love with the game' | Goal.com

The SuperSport United defender details how he lost himself and his passion for football during a difficult spell with the Buccaneers

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