Kaizer Chiefs have signed 11 players this past transfer window but there are a few of the new signings who are yet to kick a ball for Amakhosi this season.
One of the players is Nkanyisao Shinga. The 25-year-old has not featured this season since signing from Alverca and was not included in Amakhosi’s team to play in the CAF Confederation Cup this weekend.
Although he had a good pre-season with Chiefs, he was injured for several months. Bayanda Mthembu, who is a Shinga at the KZN Academy, described the left-back as humble and hardworking.
“With Shinga, we did open trials, and we found him. He was playing in the dusty streets of Hammarsdale [a township in KwaZulu-Natal]. He kept growing and growing,” he told Soccer Laduma.
“A humble boy when he was here, from Umlazi, disciplined, no stories, nothing. No complaints, just trying to work and improve.
Kaizer Chiefs new defender not getting game time
Mthembu feels it’s just a matter of time before Shinga makes his debut for Amakhosi.
“What is happening with him now [not getting game time], I think it’s just a matter of getting an opportunity, so that everyone can see what he is capable of. He deserves at least one game so that everyone can see.
“I’m sure they didn’t bring him all the way from Portugal without seeing anything. Sometimes in football you just have to wait for your time, if it comes it comes, if it doesn’t, you must stay focused and work,” he added.
Kaizer Chiefs are yet to play another new signing Ethan Chistlett. The Durban-born midfielder was also part of the pre-season but has not yet featured for the Soweto giants.