'Little joy left at Birds after exits of Mere and Matlaba'

Matlaba and Mere, whose first names both mean"joy", left Swallows for Royal AM and TS Galaxy respectively in January. The two had proved to be influential players in the dressing room and were a key part of Swallows' resurgence in the top flight.

“For us as a team it was a big loss, losing Thabo and Vuyo, the most experienced players. Thabo has won championships and played at the highest level. Vuyo has won championships and played at the highest level as well,” said Mokoena. “The morale of the team – those players have been captains in their former teams – them being in the team was a big boost in that department. Before they left, they left with wise words, saying look after the youngsters. Their concerns were with the young guys.

“With the issues we have at the club, every team has got issues. We try to be professional about it and what's important is that we deliver on the field of play. The rest we can leave to management to deal with,” said Mokoena.

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