Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has admitted that Samkelo Zwane’s tactical aspect of his game is showing signs of maturity and equally challenged other young players to show their worth if they wish to get playing minutes.
Zwane, 22, was once again deployed alongside Yusuf Maart in the middle of the park and put in a great shift as the Glamour Boys dispatched SuperSport United 4-0 to progress to the quarterfinals of the Carling Knockout Cup where they will meet Mamelodi Sundowns.
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“Zwane have worked a lot the last few months,” Nabi told the media after the match.
“And we believe that he has changed because before there was some tactical issues with him.
“He’s still young and maybe sometimes he wants to do unnecessary things, but we believe that it’s through games like that those young players are gonna grow.”
The Tunisian mentor also made mention of other young players at the club who have been getting regular game time under his tutelage, as he believes they will get better with each game and urged others also to put up their hands and show they deserve to be given a platform to showcase themselves.
“Not only him – it’s [Mduduzi] Shabalala, it’s [Wandile] Duba, and we believe that it’s a capital investment for the club,” Nabi added.
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“And [Mfundo] Vilakazi, it’s a capital investment for the club. Those young players are coming from our academy and we need to show as well that all those young players they gonna have a chance if they prove themselves.
“We believe that they still have a lot of margin to progress. We haven’t seen the better of them yet, but we believe in the future, we will see the better of them.”
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