As Kaizer Chiefs could be set to make a big decision in goalkeeping for their upcoming match, it would be interesting to see who Nasreddine Nabi and his technical team would settle for.
Chiefs are scheduled to host Richards Bay FC at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Wednesday for their return to league action after the international break, with the clash set to be followed by another home fixture at the same venue against Royal AM next Saturday.
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Chiefs have Ntwari set for assessment after he picked an injury while on duty for Rwanda during their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria on Monday.
The 25-year-old has been Chiefs' number one under Nabi so far in his first season with the club.
Should there be a need to replace him depending on his injury, Nabi would have to choose between Bruce Bvuma and Brandon Peterson to start with for the first time in the team's Betway Premiership campaign this season.
Former Chiefs midfielder Junior Khanye believes that there is still a missing link in the team's goalkeeping following the departure of Itumeleng Khune at the end of last season.
"For me, all three goalkeepers don't deserve to be playing for Kaizer Chiefs. All three of them have had their mistakes. If you ask me, Chiefs were not supposed to buy Ntwari in the first place and I don't understand why they did. I don't think it was the right time. He wasn't that impressive at TS Galaxy and conceded some questionable goals and that is why I am surprised he was signed by Chiefs. I think whoever identified the guy to be a signing for Chiefs got it wrong. Even at Chiefs, he has been making mistakes and it's just that some of the errors couldn't be easily noticed by many as the team was winning in those games earlier in the season. It was after the game against Sundowns where Chiefs lost by a big score that most of the people started talking about the mistakes," said Khanye, speaking to the Siya crew.
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"Coming to Bruce Bvuma, this is another goalkeeper who has been given a chance but is failing to prove his worth. He has had so much time to adapt in the first team and has been given numerous chances, but he hasn't used the opportunity. Bvuma is not a youngster anymore and he should be stamping his authority as Chiefs' regular, but he made some schoolboy mistakes in some games when given a chance. Looking at Brandon Peterson and his profile and age, coming from Ajax Cape Town (now Cape Town Spurs) where he played a lot of games, he should be doing better," he said.
"All in all, I am saying Chiefs should have extended Itumeleng Khune's contract as a player and they wouldn't be in this situation. If (Denis) Onyango is still playing at Sundowns at the age of 39, I believe that Khune should still be playing for Chiefs," concluded Khanye.
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