Chippa United talisman Sinoxolo Kwayiba has been advised to think twice amid rumours he could be headed to Orlando Pirates next season.
Kwayiba has been one of the key figures in the Chippa line-up this season, even earning recognition from Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos. He has made 22 appearances in all competitions for the side this season.
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The Gqeberha-based outfit’s head coach Thabo September has previously shared his desire to see the 25-year-old move on to greener pastures.
“If I want Sinoxolo to stay in the Eastern Cape, I would be selfish, I wouldn't want the best for the player. The best for him is to play for the big teams, the best for him is to play in CAF, the best for him and the national team is to be in those games.
“So, yes, I do want the best for him,” he said two months ago.
A media report earlier this week has it the attacking midfielder will be wearing Pirates colours next season after a club-to-club agreement was reached with his current employers.
However, one of the legendary figures in Eastern Cape football, Mzawuthethi Nogwaza, who turned out for Bush Bucks in his heyday, has expressed reservations.
“As much as he is playing regularly at Chippa, if I were him, I would perhaps demand more money at Chippa rather than risk sitting on the bench elsewhere, you get my point? That way, he is getting game-time and more money where he is rather than going to a big team and not playing. He could be making a mistake by moving to a big team now,” Nogwaza tells KickOff.com.
“But hey, who knows, maybe he is thinking about securing his future financially. But I'd advise him to stay at Chippa at least one more year so that by the time he makes a big move, he'd have gained that confidence. For now, he is still revving his engine for take-off.
“Today’s players move to big teams for money and then they don’t become regulars. Remember, the fans there want instant results. One or two mistakes, then they boo you and start making those ‘substitution’ gestures. You, as a player, find yourself reacting to those things and before we know it, your career is over. You never recover.
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“Let’s say Pirates buy him on a signing-on fee of R2 million - that won’t last him for the next 20 years. He will have nothing when he’s no longer playing, especially because these players of today buy big cars instead of investing in property.
"I mean, if you are getting paid R150 000, you need to save R100 000 a month. That’s R1.2 million a year and in 10 years that’s R11 million,” adds the former striker, who also turned out for the likes of Mother City and Bloemfontein Celtic.
