Kaizer Chiefs defender Zitha Kwinika has been touted to break into the Bafana Bafana as he continues to stamp his authority at Naturena.
Kwinika has proven to be a wise buy after joining at the beginning of the season from Stellenbosch and has played the most minutes of all players in the Chiefs squad.
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All but just one of his 23 appearances have been full shifts playing at centreback.
"He is Bafana Bafana material and I think he will be in Hugo Broos' next squad," states his former coach Vladislav Heric.
"I believe that he has been knocking on the door hard enough for Mr Broos to take notice of him and call him up.
"I feel he will be of benefit to the national team," says Heric who worked with Kwinika at Chippa United.
"Zitha was never a limited player so that was always the plus about him.
"There was room for him to learn but I was always pleased with his attitude, work ethic, and was always punctual at training.
"To get back to Chiefs is well deserved because the way he always worked was promising and I could already see that he was destined for one of the Big Three clubs.
"It was obvious that his behaviour and approach would get him to where he is now.
"Your attitude in this game is the reason why someone ends up at Kaizer Chiefs and someone else at Matatiele Professionals.
"In this game it is always about the player and less about us as coaches because we are only there to make the players perform better.
"The player has to do most of the job and credit has to go to Zitha," Heric added.
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