With Kaizer Chiefs struggling to get a solid goalkeeper, Brian Baloyi has reflected on how the club rejected his recommendation to sign a Puskas award nominee.
Since Itumeleng Khune fell out of favour, Chiefs have not been able to find a suitable replacement.
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Bruce Bvuma, who was his understudy, has used the opportunity to make a name for himself, with signings such as Brandon Petersen and currently Fiacre Ntwari not living up to expectations.
The club also released other experienced goalkeepers such as Daniel Akpeyi, as their search for a solid number one has not been successful.
They are currently the only team in the Betway Premiership yet to keep a clean sheet after nine matches.
Legendary former Amakhosi net-minder Baloyi has revealed that he recommended that the club sign Oscarine Masuluke back in 2017 when he was at Baroka.
"When I was at Chiefs as a goalkeeper coach with Steve (Komphela as head coach), I had the pleasure of training him (Masuluke) and I advised Chiefs to sign him and they didn't. I think today he would still be playing, he would be number one," Baloyi said on Metro FM Sports.
"When I trained him, it was the first time he had a goalkeeper training. He had never had a goalkeeper coach, but he was able to play at that level, being nominated at the Balloon d'Or - obviously it was not for his goalkeeping.
"But to be a goalkeeper, you need to be a little bit crazy. You'll never have someone who has both technical (abilities) and has thick skin, character. So, Oscar has that, this is someone you can take a chance on. You won't improve him much on his technical because he's old, but he has something you can work with.
"You'd rather have someone like that, especially at a big club, than a goalkeeper who is talented but has no character," Baloyi revealed.
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Masuluke was nominated for the FIFA Puskas award in the same year while at Bakgaga, where he came second to Olivier Giroud.
The Stellenbosch man became the first African to make it into the top three of the FIFA Goal of the Year award, for his over-head kick stunning goal against Orlando Pirates.