Club legend Manqoba Ngwenya has explained what sets Mamelodi Sundowns' midfielder Themba Zwane apart from other players.
The Tembisa-born midfielder arrived at Sundowns in 2011 from the ABC Motsepe outfit Vardos FC.
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Zwane has also previously won the Absa Premiership Midfielder of the Season, Players' Player of the Season and the PSL Footballer of the Season award in the 2019/20 campaign.
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At 35, the talismanic midfielder shows no signs of slowing down and remained a key figure for The Brazilians last season as Sundowns bulldozed their way to a seventh consecutive league title.
'Mshishi' featured 42 times for Sundowns last season, contributing two goals and four assists.
Ngwenya, who played for Sundowns between 2003 and 2010, making just over 50 appearances, believes Mshishi is the blueprint of a modern footballer.
"I think he (Themba Zwane) went through a lot of stages in his career, where he was loaned out and when he came back he was ready, he became a complete player," Ngwenya said on Sundowns' Pitchside Podcast when asked what makes Mshishi different.
"He is very disciplined as well, it's a big thing in football, talent is not enough and you know what, he's played his career to the best of his ability and he is just a role model for kids."
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Zwane has penned a new one-year deal with the Chloorkop-based outfit ahead of the new season but head coach Mgqithi admitted the club would be open to renewing it for another year should 'Mshishi' maintain his level.