Nearly four months after parting ways with Kaizer Chiefs, Khama Billiat is set to start training with a DStv Premiership club in the hope of securing a contract.
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A few seasons ago, it would be almost unheard of for Billiat to undergo an assessment at a club. After all, it is Billiat, the Zimbabwean sensation who had set the Premiership alight for the better part of the last decade.
However, his recent inactivity, coupled with his injury woes that plagued his time at Chiefs, has meant that clubs are taking a cautious approach to signing the 33-year-old.
One club that is willing to look at the former PSL Player of the Year is Cape Town City.
Headed by John Comitis – the man who initially brought Billiat to South Africa whilst still at Ajax Cape Town – City have a knack for signing the right players, even the experienced ones, that fit the club’s profile. The likes of Teko Modise, Mpho Makola and Surprise Ralani are such examples.
Billiat is expected to make his way to the Mother City next week where he will train under the watchful eye of Eric Tinkler and his technical team.
While his quality cannot be doubted, especially when fit, Billiat’s signing whether it happens or not, could be a gamble for the Citizens. The addition of the former Mamelodi Sundowns star could catapult the Citizens to challenge for honours, or it could be a rescue mission gone wrong.
As to which one it will be, remains to be seen when he touches down at the Hartleyvale facilities next week.
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