Kaizer Chiefs head coach Molefe Ntseki says the Edson Castillo’s call-up to the Venezuela national team proves that Amakhosi are playing good football.
Castillo has made six appearances for Venezuela but had last received a national team call-up back in February 2022 during FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the show piece in Qatar.
Since then, he had missed several international friendly matches and two FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Paraguay but he was now included in Tomas Rincon’s squad.
Ntseki applauded Castillo for his fine form and goals at Naturena after he’s already netted four times in the current campaign, including the winning goal against Cape Town City in the MTN8 quarter-final.
“I think he has been doing very well for the club, that’s why the scouts from the national team have seen him as a player that they need to bring back for the national team,” he said at the Carling Knockout Cup launch.
“It is good for the club, it is good for Edson. We also wish him the best of luck representing Kaizer Chiefs as a brand against Brazil, representing his country as well.
“It says we are a top league in Africa, in the southern region and we are also playing good football. Because if Kaizer Chiefs is not playing good football, how would you scout a player from Kaizer Chiefs?
“The most important thing is that he is a quality player and he makes it very easy whenever he’s on the pitch.
“The scouts that have selected him, I think it’s because of the tactical understanding of which he’s showing as individual and scoring goals.
“He’s done very well for the club, and I think for the national team having selected him, they’re looking forward to having him and scoring goals for the national team as he has done with us here at Kaizer Chiefs.”
