'Maybe the league in South Africa is bigger than the Afcon. That is a question for another day.'
Mandla Ncikazi explained why he left Gabadinho Mhango out of his Pirates squad. Picture: Samuel Shivambu/Backpagepix.
Mhango, who hasn’t really enjoyed much game time at the Buccaneers this season with injuries and ill-discipline costing him a place in the starting line-up, made headlines during the Afcon after scoring three goals for Malawi, which saw him help the team reach the last 16 of the continental tournament, only to be knocked out by Morocco.
“We know he is a good player so it’s not because anything is wrong with him, it’s just competition. Currently, we chose to go with Kwame Peprah and Zakhele Lepasa. He will get his opportunity in due course, he just has to work hard like other players. Mabasa was not part of the team, he couldn’t make the 20 despite being a top player, being a player who is part of the national team.
It certainly doesn’t seem like Mhango will easily walk back into the Soweto giants’ starting eleven, as Ncikazi says the team is full of talent.
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