Swallows FC coach, Brandon Truter, has admitted that the news of Orlando Pirates midfielder Ben Motshwari testing positive for the deadly Coronavirus has really shaken the football fraternity negatively.
This comes after Orlando Pirates confirmed that their star midfielder, Ben Motshwari had tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus.
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Speaking in a recent interview with SunSport, Truter said;
“I speak to my players every day and can tell you they’re scared. They want to get back to playing football because that’s what they love doing, but having seen one of their own in Ben (Motshwari) testing positive, some of them are really scared now.
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Now, they see that this virus is really not a joke if it can hit so close to home, then they are not safe. Footballers sometimes think they’re superhuman or invincible but this has sort of driven the message home that they’re not.
They’re just human like you and I. But they need to be protected as much a possible. Their lives are far more important than the game of football, as much as we love it. Our thoughts are with Ben at this time. All of us here at Swallows FC wish him well and are confident he’ll fight the virus and recover.”
Source: ghgossip.com
