Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has expressed his satisfaction on Siphesihle Ndlovu after completing his first week with the rest of the squad.
Ndlovu came in early July with the squad already in the Netherlands which meant he missed out on that pre-season camp.
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After having stayed behind to work with Majdi Safi, the Chiefs strength and conditioning coach, the 28-year-old only then joined the rest of the squad a week ago.
Nabi was not hesitant in giving him minutes in the Toyota Cup over the weekend as he sought to integrate him.
Ndlovu will be amongst the options to fill the midfield slot left by the departure of Yusuf Maart to Austrian club SV Ried which happened after the release of Edson Castillo, Mduduzi Mdantsane, and Njabulo Blom.
He will give Chiefs an all-round package, which none of their midfielders have, be it putting in a shift when the team is without the ball or when they advance into the last third.
"It is true that Ndlovu was not part of the squad due to the timeline to get the visa," notes Nabi.
"But we took the opportunity as well… He worked with Majdi (Safi) who worked with the other players with the same issues.
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"We took the time to our advantage and the work that was done with him was very good by Majdi.
"Unfortunately, it was without friendly games because it wasn’t possible but we feel it was a job well done," says Nabi speaking via the translation of assistant coach, Cedric Kaze.
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