Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane has reserved some special praise for Kamohelo Mahlatsi and Kgaogelo Sekgota.
The latter won the penalty in his side’s 1-0 over Richards Bay, which saw Chiefs collect three points despite playing for more than an hour with 10 men after Yusuf Maart’s red card.
The match was Sekgota’s first start in the absence of Ashley Du Preez and Zwane revealed he was happy with his impact.
“We’re happy to see Sekgota grabbing the opportunity and working extra hard, since he’s been on a specialized programme just for him to work on his endurance capacity and recovery,” he told the club’s media team.
“He’s responded positively. As long as the boys are willing to realise what is at stake and are willing to chip in, we are happy to see that.”
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Zwane was also happy with Mahlatsi’s comeback off the bench, but insisted the new signings still needs more games under his belt before he is fully match fit.
“I’m happy to see Mahlatsi back in the mix. He was out for 3-4 weeks and his return to play was delayed a little bit.
“He’s that technically good player who is always willing to take people on, who always wants to be in the mix in terms of creating goalscoring opportunities and scoring goals himself.
“It’s good to see him doing well, even though he’s obviously not at the same level as the rest of the boys.
“But we see a lot of good things in him and we had to throw him into the deep end to see how he responds.
“His impact was not that much in terms of box entries, but we expected that. We wanted to draw him in and boost his confidence.
“He’s on the right track and the boys too have helped him settle in, so yes he’s getting there slowly but surely. He should be ready to play 90 minutes three games from now.”
Chiefs take on Cape Town City at the DHL Stadium this evening.
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