Sundowns winger on road to recovery
After surgery on his ankle and the rehab that followed, Morena has now spoken about his road to returning to the field again.
Mamelodi Sundowns‘ right-back Thapelo Morena has started light training following an injury he suffered four months ago.
The 26-year-old was sidelined for the rest of the season after suffering a fracture and ligament damage to his ankle during a clash between Downs and SuperSport United.
After surgery on his ankle and the rehab that followed, Morena has now spoken about his road to returning to the field again.
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“My foot is not 100 percent. I push myself to a certain limit with team exercises and those that I feel my foot can’t take yet I then do other activities such as cycling, strengthening and mobility,” he said, referring to the online training with the rest of the squad.
“With the moonboot the exercises are limited and, therefore, I only had to do those that will not pose a threat to my foot. With that being said, my strong mentality is what kept me going as well as eating healthy and a positive lifestyle.”
Morena has since removed the protective boot, allowing him to increase the intensity a little more squats, speed drills and some on-the-ball training.
“Without the moonboot, I keep focused by reminding myself of the end goal: where do I want to see myself by the time the league resumes. The team allocated me a physical trainer named Thato and he has been very helpful. He helps me a lot with my rehabilitation progress and exercises,” he said.
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“It felt inspirational. I could see myself back on the pitch. From that day, my whole mentality changed because I saw the possibility of everything again. My injury was not easy even dealing with it wasn?t easy, so every milestone is worth a celebration,” Morena said.
With the green light from the Premier Soccer League, clubs are expected to resume training soon and for Morena, that’s another milestone.
“You never know how joyful and important something really is until you lose the sight of it. Boredom is taking a strain on us but with football around, we know things will change for the better. Can’t wait to give Mzansi that joy again,” says the speedster.
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