Tinkler expects more from Jayiya
Cape Town City coach Eric Tinkler says Bhongolwethu Jayiya can step up his game to a level a lot higher than the performance in which the striker scored the fastest hat-trick in Premier Soccer League (PSL) history on Monday night.
It took just 10 minutes for Jayiya to bang in three early goals against Chippa United at the Athlone Stadium as City went on to win 4-1 and regain top place in the PSL standings.
“It’s great for Bhongo! I’ve been on his case for quite a while now because I know what he is capable of‚” Tinkler said.
“I found Bhongo back in 2007‚ so I know about him and his history and I expected him to achieve a lot more than what he has as a footballer. And that’s what he is capable of. He needs now to become consistent. That’s what has become very important in his game.”
Jayiya‚ who also banged in a hat-trick in the 2015-16 season, while still in the colours of Mpumalanga Black Aces‚ got his trio of goals between the sixth and 16th minute, but had no reaction to his feat when interviewed after the game by SuperSport as he collected the man of the match award.
“It was all about the result today‚” he said. “We had to assert ourselves. The past two games we didn’t play well‚ so we had to come out today and play our football. This trophy is for my teammates and management.”
Jayiya was one of the 14 players who moved to Cape Town at the start of the season when the Black Aces franchise was bought by John Comitis.
He started at Wits when Tinkler was coaching there‚ initially with their third tier side Bidvest Boys before moving on to the first team.
Only Moses Khoali and John “Special” Makhubu have scored faster hat-tricks in South African soccer history.
Khoali took five minutes for Vaal Professionals against African Wanderers‚ scoring in the 10th‚ 13th and 15th minutes in a league match in 1971.
Makhubu took six minutes for Moroka Swallows against Leeds‚ scoring in the 11th‚ 16th and 17th minutes. In 1991‚ Kevin Mudie scored four goals in the first half for AmaZulu against Triron Spurs in the BoB Save Super Bowl.