Times Of Swaziland: NCOBILE ‘THE SILENT KILLER’

NCOBILE ‘THE SILENT KILLER’
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Chris Dlamini on 04/06/2023 18:30:00


A lot is said and done about our sports personalities but who has ever thought
about the various nicknames we call them on a daily basis?
What’s the story behind that nickname, does anyone ever call you by your real
name anymore, and does it make or break you? This space basically looks at that
and for our fourth edition, we have none other than the heroic Eswatini Ladies
Pool National Team Captain Ncobile ‘S’ncobesh’ Dlamini, also called ‘The
Silent Killer’ by many, especially in South Africa, where she is based, after
her exploits in the South Africa Blackball National Championships last week. Her
coach also has one for the country’s hero who earned herself over E10 000 in
prizes as she got two runners-up prizes and one first prize where she beat
reigning world singles champion in South African Beatrice Morake in another
category for the ladies. Find out what the captain has to say about her
nicknames.
Ncobile ‘S’ncobesh’ Dlamini
My nickname was S’ncobesh when I was growing up.... Taken from my name
Ncobile, but when I went to play for the first time in Johannesburg and won some
serious games, people were surprised and wondered who I was. I could hear them
say ‘who is that girl?’ and they even asked me openly. They started calling
me ‘Small Player’ due to the fact I was new to the game that side. Then from
thereon, my coach Liza Nxenge endorsed the nickname. It kind of motivated me,
especially because I was from another country but given a warm reception. It
made encouraged me to fight and show them that I’m more capable and talented
than they thought of me. And with God by my side, now I’m one of the best in
Africa and number one in my country. And now they call me ‘The Silent
Killer’ because I beat the best players against all odds in my first time
playing the SA Blackball National Championships.