Golden Arrows coach Manqoba Mngqithi was full of praise for Velemseni Ndwandwe whom he believes is ready for Bafana Bafana selection and plans to discuss the player's performance with head coach Hugo Broos.
Abafana Bes'thende registered a vital 2-1 win over Kaizer Chiefs at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday thanks to goals from Nduduzo Sibiya and Knox Mutizwa.
While the latter walked away with the Man of the Match award, Mngqithi was also impressed by the effort from one Velemseni Ndwandwe.
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The former Mamelodi Sundowns coach has been impressed by the player and revealed that he plans to discuss Ndwandwe's performance with the Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos.
"The way I rate him, I think he could easily play for any team in this country, and it's not something that I've only seen now that I'm working for Golden Arrows," the coach said, speaking to the media during the post-match press conference after the clash against Kaizer Chiefs.
"I think, if you can speak to him, he knows how much I've always wanted to have him around – but unfortunately, sometimes these things don't happen the way you want.
"I believe he's a national team material, and I will try the best I can to also speak to Hugo [Broos] just to look at him, because I honestly think he is in a class of his own – very powerful defensively, very intelligent.
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The industrial midfielder will face stiff competition for a spot in Broos' Bafana, with Teboho Mokoena, Bathusi Aubaas and Thalente Mbatha all considered key players for the Belgian mentor.
"For me, he's an exceptionally gifted player, and I've used him in different roles – against Sundowns, I used him to take care of Ribeiro from the half space, and he dealt with him very well," Mngqithi further added.
"In the game against Polokwane City, I used him on the side of Appollis and he dealt with him very well, and in fact, even against Magesi, it was a big loss for me not to have him.
"I think he's a very, very good football players, I rate him very highly – it will surprise you that I rate him more than the players you think are better than him."