Detailed information has been gathered on Kaizer Chiefs trialist Stanley Ratifo as he works his way towards earning a contract with AmaKhosi.
Ratifo is being assessed by Chiefs as a possible option for the club's thin frontline that has been led by Burundian forward Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana so far this term.
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The 28-year-old is a German born Mozambican international who has played all of his club career football in the German lower divisions with his current club being 1.CfR Pforzheim who play in the Oberliga Baden-Wurternberg (fifth tier league).
He has featured in over 20 games for Mozambique including the COSAFA Cup and AFCON qualifiers since making is debut in 2017.
On Tuesday, Ratifo got a run against Swallows at Sturrock Park during a training match and is expected to continue training for the rest of the month just like Congolese forward striker Christian Saile Basomboli.
"Stanley Ratifo is a combative striker who is also clever," highlights Luis Goncalves in an interview with KickOff.com.
Goncalves – who was one of Cristiano Ronaldo's development coaches at Sporting Lisbon – worked with Ratifo during his time as the Mozambique head coach between August 2019 and March 2021.
He is now in charge of Angolan top-flight league club Interclube.
"He can play in a formation with one striker and can also fit into a system with two strikers.
"The plus is that he can play on the wing as well, but I believe in him as a good striker because he is strong with his head, and he is skillful and has goals in him.
"He is also a fast player and as you know in modern-day football it is always important to be fast because if the team needs to play in a transition counterattack it is important to use the space for pace.
"With him (Ratifo), he is also strong in the box where the key decisions are made so if he goes to Chiefs, I think he will be good for Chiefs.
"I'm sure he can become a success in South Africa," says Goncalves.
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