‘Deadbeat dad’? Sundowns coach Mngqithi strikes back

Defensive play: Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi says he has proof that he took care of his daughter Asavela Mngqithi-Mqokiyana.

‘Deadbeat dad’? Sundowns coach Mngqithi strikes back

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has spoken out in his own defence, explaining his side of the story after his daughter, Isibaya actress Asavela Mqokiyana, publicly called him out for being an absent, “deadbeat” father. 

MANQOBA MNQITHI: ‘FROM DAY 1, I TOOK CARE OF ASAVELA’

Speaking to Daily Sun, Manqoba said he is not one to air his dirty laundry in public, but feels compelled to clear his name after Asavela, who is his daughter from a previous relationship, on Friday tweeted that her success had nothing to do with the Sundowns coach: 

“Whatever I have/will still achieve, never credit all my hard work to Manqoba Mngqithi and his money. Ngihluphekile, ngaphumelela engekho (I suffered financially until I made it without his support). If you have an opinion or inkinga ngicela uyidle (if you have a problem with that, just eat it). Love and light I guess.”

Manqoba said that Asavela’s mother fell pregnant when he was about to start working and as such, he was there from the day she was born.

“From day 1, I took care of Asavela and I paid damages to her family which is why she used my surname…when she was 14, she lived with me. I paid for her school fees from primary until tertiary,” Manqoba told the publication.

Asavela however rubbished her father’s claims and said that she ended up not finishing her degree because Manqoba defaulted on her tuition fees

“I never finished my degree at AFDA because I owed fees and I informed him about this, but he refused to pay.” 

FATHER TELLS ACTRESS TO FOCUS ON HER MARRIAGE

The Mamelodi Sundowns head coach has also said that the former Isibaya actress should focus on her marriage to Vuyisa Mqokiyana. According to Manqoba, he has never met Asavela’s husband because of the rift between them.

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Ever since she started working, she is fighting with me. Because of this tension, I don’t even know her husband and I don’t even know who took her lobola.

BREAKDOWN IN COMMUNICATION

Asavela has maintained that she has not had any communication for the past 15 years with Manqoba. Her father, on the other hand, said he is worried about his daughter’s behaviour and has tried to protect her.

Asavela has made quite a name for herself playing the role of Ntwenhle on the now-canned Mzansi Magic telenovela Isibaya. However, she is adamant that her success had nothing to do with her father.

According to her, she is finally speaking out because of the interviews in which Manqoba has been mentioning how proud he is of his daughter.

ASAVELA DISRESPECTING MANQOBA?

Tweeps have been defending Manqoba, saying that Asavela should have addressed her father with a bit of respect. Take a look at some of the reactions:

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