U-Clive William Barker, igama lakhe lesidlaliso u- “The Dog” wazalwa ngomhlaka-23 Juni 1944 eThekwini. Unconywe njengomqeqeshi ophumelele kakhulu eqenjini lebhola lezinyawo laseNingizimu Afrika iBafana Bafana emlandweni. Ithemba likaClive Barker elingapheli kanye nekhono elihle lokugqugquzela kungabongwa ngokuletha iqembu lesizwe lebhola likanobhutshuzwayo elanqobayo kwi-African Nations ‘Cup ngo-1996.
Bambalwa abazowukhohlwa umzuzu womlingo lapho ukaputeni weqembu uNeil Tovey ephakamisa le ndebe, ethulwa kuMongameli wangaphambilini uMandela, umdumowabalandeli abangu-90 000. Umdumo owabuyela enkundleni yase-FNB eyayigcwele phama kusihlwa ngoFebhuwari 3, 1996.
Ngesikhathi u-Barker ejoyina iBafana njengomqeqeshi ngo-Ephreli 1996, wathembisa ukunqoba. Abasemaceleni bahleka ithemba lakhe – iqembu belikade linenkinga isikhathi eside. Kodwa u-Barker onenkani ukhombisile ukuthi ababemdicilela phansi babenephutha ngokufaka eqenjini lesizwe umuzwa wenhloso owabenza bangahlulwa emidlalweni eyishumi yokuhlunga ngaphambi kokukhethwa kowamanqamu e-African Nations ‘Cup.
Ngemuva kokunqoba iNdebe ye-Afrika nokuhlungela i-World Cup series, iBafana Bafana yaqala imidlalo eminingi yaphumelela yahlulwa – yaqhubeka nokuhlulwa. Kukho konke, u-Barker wayehlala ezolile futhi ehleli ethembeni. Noma kunjalo, kwakukhula ukungeneliseki ngokusebenza kwakhe. Abalandeli bazwakalise ukungenami ngokungafuni kwakhe ukuletha umuntu omncane eqenjini. Ngemuva kombukiso oyinhlekelele e-Saudi Arabia, u-Barker wabiza isithangami sabezindaba wasula esikhundleni.
Umsebenzi kaClive Barker
Umsebenzi omuhle ka-Clive Barker ebholeni lebhola waqala ngo-1962 ngesikhathi ejoyina i-Durban City eneminyaka engu-18. Uthando lwakhe ngalo mdlalo lwambona eqala ukuqeqesha iqembu lezimfundamakhwela i-Fynlands kwi-Natal Football Association ngo-1973. Ngo-1974 uBarker waphatha i-Indian XI eyabamba iqhaza emidlalweni yaseNingizimu Afrika ngo-1974. Ngawo lowo nyaka u-Barker wajoyina Amazulu njengomqeqeshi oyinhloko. Ngo-1976 waba ngumqeqeshi ophethe i-Pinetown Celtic kuNational Football League (Second Division), wawina isicoco kulo nyaka wakhe wokuqala ephethe. U-Clive ubuyele ebholeni lezemidlalo ngesikhathi ejoyina i-Juventus kusuka ngo-78-81.
Ngo-1981-83 u-Clive Barker ubuyele eqenjini lakhe langaphambili i-Durban City njengomqeqeshi. Usize iqembu lawina izicoco ze-National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) ngo-1982 nango-1983. Kusuka ngo-1984-1985 u-Clive wajoyina i-Durban Bush Bucks wabahola ukuthi banqobe isicoco sokuqala se-National Soccer League ngonyaka ngemuva kokujoyina iqembu. Ngo-1986-1987 wajoyina Amazulu kodwa walishiya iqembu ngemuva konyaka. Ubuyele ebholeni lezimfundamakhwela waqeqesha i-Yellowwood Park, eThekwini, ngo-1988-89.
Ubuye wajoyina Amazulu ngo-1991 wasiza Amazulu ukuthi anqobe indebe yawo yokuqala ye-Coca-Cola Cup, eshaya i-Kaizer Chiefs ngo-3-1 kowamanqamu, ngo-1992. Ngo-1994 waqokwa waba ngumqeqeshi weqembu lesizwe laseNingizimu Afrika. NgoFebhuwari 3, 1996 iNingizimu Afrika yanqoba indebe ye-African Nations ‘Cup ihlula iTunisia ngo 2-0 kowamanqamu. U-Clive wanikeza indondo yalowo owayengumongameli wakhe u-Nelson Mandela. Ngo-Agasti 16, 1997, u-Clive Barker wasiza elakuleli ukuthi likwazi ukuthola owamanqamu wokuqala weNdebe yoMhlaba lishaya i-Congo ngo 1-0. NgoDisemba 17, 1997, u-Clive wabandakanyeka emdlalweni wakhe wokugcina njengomqeqeshi weqembu lesizwe laseNingizimu Afrika. IBafana Bafana ihlulwe ngo 4-3 yiUruguay kowe-Confederation Cup e-Saudi Arabia. Esikhundleni sakhe kungene u-Jomo Sono. Ngesizini ka-1998-1999 u-Clive ubuyele kuMazulu wehlulwa emdlalweni wakhe wokuqala bedlala ne-Kaizer Chiefs. Iqembu ligawulwe yizembe ngesizini efanayo.
U-Clive ujoyine iSantos yaseKapa ngesizini ka-1999-2000, esiza i-Santos ukuthi ifinyelele kowamanqamu wokuqala we-Bob Save Super Bowl ngokushaya i-Moroka Swallows. Ngo-2003-04 u-Clive ubuyele kuMaZulu Royals kodwa wehluleka ukuhlenga ikilabhu ezembeni ngaphambi kokujoyina i-Manning Rangers. NgoMashi 2005 uClive ubuyele waqeqesha i-Santos, owamholela empumelelweni ye-Bob Save Super Bowl ngo-2001.
Njengamanje ube uMqondisi Wezokuqeqesha Nentuthuko noSuthu (Amazulu FC).
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