As Khama Billiat's future remains a subject of debate the most experienced teammate that he ever had has provided insight about the Zimbabwean forward.
Billiat's fifth year at Naturena was torn to pieces by injury leaving him without even a single goal through a full season since he started playing in the PSL 13 years ago.
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The decision on whether to keep Billiat or let him leave on a free will be finalised by the authorities at Chiefs in the next couple of days.
"Khama came with another guy from Zimbabwe (Tafadzwa Rusike) and with Khama you could see already with Khama that he was more talented," remembers Hans Vonk.
Vonk was the goalkeeper and captain at Ajax Cape Town in Billiat's first season at Ajax Cape Town in the 2010/11 season.
The retired goalkeeper played as a 40-year-old at the time while Billiat was only 20.
"He had what as we call it 'a special weapon' because he was unbelievably fast, and he could create chances and score goals.
"What I remember the most is that he was always willing and eager to learn.
"Luckily for him at the time he had the best coach that you could ever wish for in Mr Foppe de Haan who made all the young players at Ajax Cape Town to become better.
"There was Khama, George Maluleka, Thulani Serero, Lebo Manyama, and the little winger on the right (Sameehg Doutie) so he made all those players better in a team with an old and experienced keeper plus Clayton Daniels and Granwald Scott.
"Back to Khama he was already exceptional, and it was proven when he went to (Mamelodi) Sundowns and then to Chiefs.
"Despite the great career that he has had it is a pity that he never tried it out in Europe to see whether he could meet the standards there.
"It is a pity that it is now late, and we will never know if he would have made it or not.
"But that is still not important because he has had an amazing career here.
"If he had gone to Europe, he would have then been coming to South Arica now with all that experience.
"He never did that and I'm sure he had his reasons which I don't know.
"However, I still feel Khama is the kind of player that you always want to have in your team instead of as an opponent on any given day," says Vonk.
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