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‘NYOSO’ KE BOSSO!

Thembinkosi Lorch has deprived us of his best consistent performances all these seasons, except the time he became PSL Player of the Season. I am asking myself, how many more players that we have in our league that are not playing to their full potential? Should we blame these players, or should we pray that we have more of Rhulani and the Pitsos of this world in our league, who demand more from their players even when they are at their peak? The question that I would like to pose to the current crop of players is, how would you like to be remembered when you hang up your boots? Nafie Moloantoa, Kwa-Thema

We are witnessing the awakening of Nyoso at Downs. The guy is surely happy where he is, you can tell by the way he plays and how he is expressing himself on the field of play. It’s easy to see that he has been warmly welcomed at Downs. A happy player will do wonders. Coach Rhulani has done wonders with Lorch, and this is the man that many South African fans didn’t regard as a coach, despite his young age and attacking football which was pleasing to the eye. I still maintain that the masses on the ground should stop labelling him as an arrogant guy. The man is just so passionate about his work and the results are now starting to show. What a sweet revenge by our young boys against Bucs. Siyabonga Nkalambela, Delft

INTERNATIONAL WEEK ROUND-UP

We enjoyed a very competitive match between Zambia and Zimbabwe in the Four Nations tournament. Moreso, it was overwhelming to see the Warriors marching on to the final. Zambia were more aggressive moving forward, fortunately enough the Warriors were a good match to the highly powered Bullets. What caught our attention was the Warriors teenage sensation Blessing Makunike (junior). He was wonderful to watch. The amazing exploits of this young player have been coincidentally on display at a memorable month when we are emotionally remembering his late uncle Blessing Makunike who tragically passed away on 24 March 2004 in a car accident. The late Makunike was an engine room of all-conquering Charles Mhlauri’s Caps United of 2004. However, the younger Makunike has better days ahead of him, if he avoids being prideful when fame goes to his delicate mind. He has what it takes to follow the footsteps of his late uncle. Batsirai Kativu, Johannesburg

Hugo Broos is a top coach. We are now 10th in Africa, thanks to him. Our Bafana players also are coming to the party. Thank you. Moses Mokoena, Ga-MokwakwaIla

What a boring weekend without local football but at least we were entertained by England vs Brazil as well as France and Germany national teams, even if my two favourites, France and England, were on the losing side, the football that was dished out was fantastic. Nyambeni Samson Khuphani, Tshiawelo Ext 5

Granted, Sundowns are the in-form team and continue to dominate local football but the utterances by Rhulani regarding Downs players that are needed in the national team are way off the mark. He is so quick to think Sundowns are the best in Africa and that is so very wrong. Bafana were in a FIFA Series tournament and all teams are obliged to release players for national duty. Rhulani thinks he has arrived, and he hasn’t, otherwise he wouldn’t have been loaned out a couple of years ago. He must respect the game and respect the national team. Did Sundowns’ dominance make CAF increase slots for South African teams in CAF competitions? No. It was only through Pirates’ successive appearances in the CCL and CCC that made CAF increase slots for our teams, but he has never heard anyone from Pirates gloat about that. If he so believes that his players are the alpha and omega of the national team, let them no longer play for Bafana and see if Bafana will no longer exists. Morongwa Zwee Mokgohloa, Ga Mokgohloa

I fail to understand why coach Hugo Broos insisted on selecting Mamelodi Sundowns players for less important games against Andorra and Algeria, he should have given a chance to players such as Ime Okon. My chief suspicion is that we might lose the boy to Nigeria if the coach keeps overlooking him. The boy is eligible to play for both Mzansi and Nigeria. The coach has been doing well, but it seems like he has little faith in youngsters. There are players who have raised their hands but the coach chose to overlook them. A typical example is that of Campbell of SuperSport United, the boy is on fire and needs to be rewarded with a national team call-up even if he doesn’t play. Just rubbing shoulders with established players like Mshishi will do him the world of good. I think it’s about time we think about the future and give