The transfer reports linking Kaizer Chiefs with Guinea-Bissau striker Flavio Silva have left a former PSL star with questions about their transfer choices.
Silva has spent the past two years playing in Indonesia’s Liga 1 for Persik Kediri and Persebaya Surabaya after spending time in Luxemborg.
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The bulk of his career has been spent in the Portuguese Second Division, where he struggled to make an impact.
"Firstly, Chiefs shouldn’t be considering players from the Indonesia League, which is semi-professional and compares to Cambodia and Laos," notes Noah Chivuta, who has been based in Thailand for over a dozen years on the back of spending over a decade playing in the PSL.
Thailand is also in southeastern Asia, just like Indonesia, so Chivuta is familiar with football in that part of the world.
"Indonesia is not a top league where a club like Chiefs should be scouting for players.
"It is not even rated highly even here in Asia and no superstar ever goes there.
"Intensity is not high in the Indonesia League, so it will be difficult for this striker to make the cut at Chiefs.
"For him to be in that league means that his standard is not the best.
"I came to Asia past my prime and after having played in the PSL, so it gives you the idea what I’m talking about.
"This guy’s trail is worrying and leaves a lot of questions in need of answers.
"He shouldn’t be signed because he was once in the development of Sporting and Benfica but rather what he has done in senior football and playing where.
"If it is a quick fix and he settles in quickly, then they can take a chance with him.
"But I feel Chiefs is gambling with this striker and I think they can do better than this.
"Moving from Indonesia to South Africa is a huge upgrade and he will not cope at that age.
"Besides the league where he has been playing, we also have to consider the kind of goals he has been scoring and playing against who in Indonesia.
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"Based on what I have seen of the guy, it seems the Chiefs coach wants a player good in the air, quick and can take shots from outside.
"I suppose this is what (Nasreddine) Nabi wants, but a 29-year-old playing in Indonesia is not the solution for Chiefs," says Chivuta.
Photo: Persebaya Surabaya FC
