Kaizer Chiefs legend Abel Shongwe feels the signing of Cole Alexander as a replacement for Willard Katsande is a short-term solution to their problems.
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Shongwe said while he has nothing against 32-year-old Alexander’s ability, he has at the end of the day replaced someone who is almost the same age.
Swazi international Shongwe believes the void left by 35-year-old Katsande should’ve been filled by a youngster who could’ve played for Amakhosi for several years to come.
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“Chiefs now I think will be a different team, I’m happy with the players the management have signed, they will help the team,” Shongwe told Kickoff.
“The player that I’m not too sure with is this boy that was playing in India. What worries me is the age because we’ve already got the players who are in that age [group].
“We are releasing someone who was around the same age as Katsande, that’s my biggest worry.”
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Meanwhile, Shongwe added that reports linking Bongani Zungu to the Glamour Boys excited him, but that move ultimately fell through.
“I heard that they might be bringing Bongani Zungu, so I don’t know what happened to that story, and that was gonna be a very good replacement for Katsande,” Shongwe, who played for Kaizer Chiefs between 1986-1988, said.
“I’d rather bring Parker and Blom in that position. It’s not that I doubt him [Alexander] but I doubt the age. But let’s give him the benefit of the doubt because the coach was there [in India] and he knows him.
“So, probably he will fit exactly the space that was left by Katsande. But I’m happy with the signings of Kaizer Chiefs so far.”
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