Mamelodi Sundowns have announced the return of midfielder Bongani Zungu to the club. However the club’s trio of coaches now sit with an even bigger..
Mamelodi Sundowns have announced the return of midfielder Bongani Zungu to the club. However the club’s trio of coaches now sit with an even bigger conundrum – where will he play?
A player of Zungu’s quality could walk into any starting XI given his ability.
However, at Sundowns that is easier said than done. Central midfield, the position where the 29-year-old primarily operates is a position in which Sundowns have an embarrassment of talent.
Teboho Mokoena, Andile Jali, Mothobi Mvala, Rivaldo Coetzee, Sipho Mbule, Erwin Saavedra, Haashim Domingo, Siphelele Mkhulise are all competing for a starting birth in the heart of Sundowns’ midfield.
In addition to that, the likes of Gaston Sirino, Themba Zwane, Neo Maema can also be utilized in that position if needs be, meaning that Zungu will have his work cut out for him upon his Chloorkop return.
“We are looking forward to him coming into the team and competing for a position which will be very difficult. We’ve got very good players in Bongani Zungu’s position and then he’s also a very, very good player that makes the competition even stronger,” Sundowns’ co-coach Rulani Mokwena said regarding Zungu’s return to the squad.
A bonus for Sundowns could be the fact that they are involved in a number of competitions of which usually advance to the latter stages, meaning that they will need to rely on each single member of their star-studded squad if the situation requires it.
A competition that eludes the Brazilians is the CAF Champions League, a competition they last won in 2016 and have spent the last six years chasing, while continuing their domestic dominance.
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