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MBABANE - Young Buffaloes finally have the striker they have been looking for.
(verything started as allegations that were exclusively reported in our publication, but then the potential signing evolved into a real possibility. The Times Sports Desk highlights some of the attributes the new Buffaloes deadly striker brings to the Mandla µStofu µDlamini-led team.
*LYHV µ6WRIX¶ RSWLRQV Young Buffaloes have most of the time played with a target man who stayed upfront. These include the likes of Nhlanhla µMshengu’ .unene , Ndoda Mthethwa and 3hiwa Dlamini. The few times they played with a pint-sized player was when Sifiso Mazibuko played. Njabulo is almost similar to him. Sleek, light on the feet he can turn defenders. He can run to the smallest of spaces and receive a pass. His reading of the game is very good, as it has been witnessed in his debut, where he showed glimpse of his brilliance when on the ball.
'HSWK LQ ILQDO WKLUG The army side will now have many options on how they move upfront. The intelligent striker will complement players like $li Matse and Bongwa Matsebula on the flank. He will further support players like Bandile Shabangu and Sandile *amedze from central midfield. This will make the army side to be very deadly when in any team’s final third.Njabulo can drop back and link up with the wider players the way Ndoda Mtsetfwa can. He can finish just as well and ease the pressure on Buffaloes’ hitman in Sandile *amedze. He can play from the flanks and directly run at players like $li Matse when needed to.
6SHHG Maziya’s movements around the box are very neat and when in possession of the ball, he moves in high speed. The player used to be a central attacking midfielder at former clubs like Manzini :anderers, so he knows how to drag a defender deep in the defensive midfield role and that will expose many defenders.
+H EULQJV JRDOV The Buffaloes striker has proven this season that he is prolific in front of goal. It took him just minutes to open his first goal for the club on debut and went on to score a brace on Saturday afternoon’s game against Moneni 3irates in a game that was played at Mhlume Stadium. The player’s challenge in the previous Buffaloes system is that his arrival will