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For career development, the move looks very good. South Africa always provides a lot of exposure to players. With all due respect to our great nation Zambia, South Africa has some of the best training facilities (our national teams have trained there several times), great football atmosphere and not forgetting the world class stadia.
If there were worries of Mwange warming the benching, he could be assured of a starting berth as first choice goalkeeper Ghanaian international Richard Ofori has switched to Pirates.
THE past few weeks has seen a The former Green Eagles goal
wave of Zambian players trekking keeper will surely gain a lot of ex
down South to play in the much posure which will help even at the
publicised South African Premier national team level. At the moment
Soccer League (PSL). he looks like Chipolopolo coach Saturday October 3, 2020
Former Zanaco duo of Charles Milutin “Micho” Sredojevic’s preZulu and Chitiya Mususu are the ferred number one and him gainlatest to start their “professional” ing more exposure and experience careers in the land of the Bafana will be beneficial as we build on to Bafana. the Africa and World Cup qualifiers.
A couple of players have also Just the exposure he will have switched camps, with Augustine in the next few weeks could aid us Mulenga and Justin Shonga havto glory as we face Botswana next ing moved from Orlando Pirates to month.
Amazulu and Tshakuma Tsha MadMeanwhile, Mulenga’s move to vhandila ( TTM) respectively. Amazulu looks promising as well
One move that has sparked injust like the Mwange-Maritzburg. terest is that of international goalMulenga is aged 30, meaning he is keeper Sebastian Mwange. Differin the evenings of his career. He is ent views have been expressed with possibly getting a substantial finansome feeling the shot stopper movcial reward at Amazulu. ing from Green Eagles to MaritzThe former Zanaco player could burg United was not timely. be assured of more game time as
Some schools of thought have compared to Pirates where coach felt the 28-year-old should have Josef Zinnbauer seems to have renwaited for the 2021 African Nations dered Zambian players as surplus. Championship (CHAN) so that he The move is surely going to reignite could possibly shine and attract his career. better offers. The move that should raise some
Well! It’s a valid thought and concerns is Shonga joining TTM. definitely has some meat to it. But TTM have exhibited so much dislet’s look at the bigger picture. organisation, just last week they
Mwange is approaching 30 unveiled players (who included Auyears, actually he will be 29 years gustine Mulenga) who had not yet by the end of the year which makes signed for the club and during the him a bit advanced in age to wait weekend MTN8 quarterfinal fixture for offers from everywhere in the against Gamphani Lungu’s Superworld. sport United, the Limpopo based
You would agree that it is a rare outfit only had three substitutes occurrence for goalkeepers (espeon the bench. They don’t seem to cially in Africa) to find deals outside know the “administrative” part of their countries of origin. Looking at football and that could cripple the his age, this move is the best and team. We might not even want to any delay could have almost meant talk about the unveiling ceremono professional football for him. Its ny which saw players putting on time to make some Rands (dollars). different brands like Umbro, Nike,
Moreover, “the team of choice” Adidas giving us more worries. as Maritzburg are fondly known, Looking at the positive side, are an established club with stable what is cardinal is that Shonga may financial status.Their head coach see more action this season which Eric Tinkler is one of the highest could help in reviving his career. paid gaffers in the financially lucraFor a striker who didn’t score any tive league. They are not a minnow goal in all competitions last season, as they comfortably finished in it is better than warming the bench the top eight last season and most at an organised club. Let’s continue of their players were very imprestalking via chailegrace21@gmail. sive finding themselves in the PSL com.