What are the facts?

When Nange signed a two-year contract with Matsatsantsa, the head coach made it clear that the player needed to work on his physical condition.

Although the mentor admires the player so much, he wasn’t too happy with his physical shape on arrival from Naturena and suggested that it was something that needed to be given special attention.

“Well, his condition is not very good. He is very out of condition, I don’t know how much training he did or what they (Chiefs) did, but his condition is not very good. As a professional, he should look after himself. He’s come in now and he’s got to shed a little bit of weight – but he has got the touch, there is no doubt in his quality, and I think you’ll see a new revived player,” Hunt told the Siya crew at the time.

So far in the 2023/24 campaign, Nange has made five appearances in the league, with just one start.

Siphesihle Ndlovu and Gape Moralo are some of the players that have been playing ahead of him.

When SuperSport announced Nange’s two-year-old deal in June, and after the club’s CEO Stan Matthews confirmed that he is a player they have liked for some time, the former Stellenbosch FC star had hoped for a positive start.

In a statement issued by the club, the 32-year-old said, “I would like to thank SuperSport United for the opportunity they gave me. It is a great feeling to join SuperSport and I’m looking forward and excited to start a new journey in a positive way. I worked with coach

Gavin before and we had a clean working relationship. He is a winning coach by nature and good for his players because we all want to win at the end of the day.”

Since leaving Stellenbosch, where he made 24 appearances and scored five goals in the 2020/21 season, Nange has failed to replicate similar kind of performances.

At the Glamour Boys, he made just five appearances in all competitions in his last season before he was released at the end of last season.