Former Orlando Pirates left-back Innocent Chikoya doesn't believe Paseka Mako will be a good signing for Soweto rivals Kaizer Chiefs.
The energetic 31-year-old left-back has been offered to Amakhosi as they look to reclaim the glory in the 2025/2026 Premier Soccer League season.
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The full-back's experience and winning mentality will no doubt come in handy for the usually troubled Amakhosi left-back position.
Mako and Pirates parted ways last week following his 26 appearances in all competitions last season, making only one assist.
"Looking at the contribution rate that Paseka has done in the past and the presence, looking at the direction Pirates is going, his contribution is very low," Chikoya tells KickOff.
"If your contribution is 50% low, age is not on your side, the chances of you being offloaded are high.
"Jimmy Tau left Pirates for Chiefs when he was at his best. Arthur Zwane did the same when he was at his best. Hence, they did well. But besides those two, who else left Pirates especially with age not on their side and did well at Chiefs?
"If I sign a 31-year-old old he should be a player that is getting game time as I'm looking for experience. If, at his age, Paseka has been consistently playing week in and week out, he could have been a great signing for Chiefs.
"But if you have not been playing and you go to a bigger team that is trying to overtake Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates...it's a tough one for Paseka. Remember, Chiefs and Pirates right now, all they want is to dethrone Sundowns.
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"But you can't dethrone Sundowns if you are signing 31-year-olds while Sundowns are busy bringing in the likes of 24-year-old Jayden Adams. The players Sundowns are bringing in still have like seven years of professional football ahead of them.
"You look at Pirates, the players they are signing are players that are competing to be in the national team.
"I don't know if Paseka is a good signing for a club like Chiefs; right now, Paseka should be going to a team that he will play for until he retires. If Pirates is releasing him, then how come he good for Chiefs? Right now, a lot is expected from Chiefs. They are under a lot of pressure to overtake Sundowns and Pirates."
