Marumo Gallants striker Gabadinho Mhango has revealed that Tefu Mashamaite, Eric Mathoho, Siyabonga Sangweni, Lucky Lekgwathi & Matthew Booth ranks among of the toughest defenders he has faced in his PSL career.
Mhango has enjoyed a good career in South Africa playing for Bidvest Wits, Pirates, Swallows FC and AmaZulu having been a thorn for defenders with his scoring abilities where he has scored over 60 goals.
The Malawi international spoke to iDiski Times writer Lethabo Kganyago in edition 199 of the newspaper where he listed the legendary defenders from Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns, saying in the early days of his career defenders were tougher as opposed to nowadays.
“It was a lot of defenders,” Mhango told iDiski Times.
“Defenders like Tefu Mashamaite, [Eric] Mathoho, the likes [Siyabonga] Sangweni, the likes of Captain [Lucky] Lekgwathi from Pirates, [Matthew] Booth at Sundowns. There was a lot of players. Tyson [Hlatshwayo] when they were still playing at Wits, the time I was still at Celtic. It was like a lot of defenders. I can’t mention all the names, but there are a lot of defenders that gave me a tough time in football.
“But it was a good experience because, like I said, for now, it’s no longer the same football like it used to be those days. You know those days when you go to the pitch you could feel the pressure that you have, you could feel the pressure like, we’re going to meet those defenders again.
“We’re going to meet those Willard Katsandes. But nowadays, it’s no longer the same like before. Nowadays people are more easier, I’ll put it that way. They are easier nowadays, more defenders are like soft but before it used to be hard.”
