Former Kaizer Chiefs and Sundowns star Brian Baloyi has urged Amalkhosi to make a sensational swoop for a Brazilians goalkeeper.
Kaizer Chiefs need a new Number 1, raiding Sundowns?
With club captain Itueleng Khune leaving, Amakhosi will likely go into the market for another high-profile stopper. Existing options Bruce Bvuma and Brandon Petersen are close to signing new deals but that won’t change the club’s plans to bolster that department. With Khune now frozen out, Bvuma has become the Number 1. Petersen, meanwhile, was given a red card in the club’s 2-2 draw with TS Galaxy even though he was an unused substitute. He’s also been prone to the odd mistake. Youngster Bontle Molefe has made matchday squads but is still one for the future.
Baloyi wants Amakhosi to make a move for Onyango
Former Chiefs and Downs ‘keeper Brian Baloyi, nicknamed ‘Spiderman’ in his heyday, says Amakhosi must move for 38-year-old Dennis Onyango.
“We have Itumeleng Khune, but we don’t know what’s going to happen with him. So you need an Onyango with vast experience, and he can give you two or three seasons,” Baloyi told FARPost.
“Same way that Arthur Baartman did; may his soul rest in peace. He came in and started pushing Khune to a point where he started playing regularly.
“You need someone like that, someone who will come in and push these young players so that they lift up their game. If Kaizer Chiefs were to want to sign a goalkeeper now, I would say sign Onyango.”
MTN8 QUALIFICATION RACE
Amakhosi have three matches left of the DStv Premiership campaign. Only two points separate them in eighth place (34) and AmaZulu in twelfth (32) so it’ll be an almighty scrap to finish inside the top eight. Polokwane City, Golden Arrows and Chippa are all in the thick of the race too but only one of these five sides will secure a place in next season’s MTN8. Chiefs can keep their fate in their own hands by beating AmaZulu and Polokwane and then strugglers Cape Town Spurs on the final day. However, we all know football isn’t that simple.
- Sun 12 May vs AmaZulu (A) – 17:30
- Sat 18 May vs Polokwane (H) – 15:00
- Sat 25 May vs Cape Town Spurs (A) – 15:00
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