Dladla salutes squad as Durban City break their away game drought

This was the first game since City parted ways with their former head coach Gavin Hunt, earlier this week.

City will maintain their place in the top eight in 2025 thanks to goals from Thabo Nodada, Samkelo Maseko and Haashim Domingo.

Dladla says this was a vital victory for his side...

"You could see, before the commencement of this game, the players really wanted to win. Sometimes as coaches, you put plans together and those plans don't always work out, today however, the plan worked because everybody was committed to their role."

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What makes this win special for Dladla is the clean sheet the team kept on the road, and he credits the whole team for defending from the top.

"We defended really well. Sometimes when we concede goals, we tend to look at the defenders and goalkeeper, but some of the goals come from laziness up front or losses of possession, but today what was pleasing was the fact that every player was willing to defend from the front."

City, last season’s champions in the National First Division, will be hoping that the momentum gathered from this win is not affected when they resume with the league programme next year. They are scheduled to play Polokwane City at home on January 25, and Dladla says this victory is music to their supporters’ ears as they head into the festive season...