Maela was troubled by injury for the better part of last year but he's happy to have recovered and managed a few games fellow left-back Mako sustained a nasty injury in a league game against Baroka FC in April. Mako was involved in a horror clash, tracking back to a ball upfield, with the knee of own goalkeeper Richard Ofori.
Maela said many in the public may not understand how close Mako came to being injured worse than he was. “Last season I had groin problem and I had a tear when we played Kaizer Chiefs in the Black Label Cup, so I had to be out for four to five months, including rehab," Bafana Bafana defender Maela said.
Mako is not better then Maela