‘He is not good enough for Chiefs and should leave!’ He has struggled to make an impact at the club since his promotion
Kaizer Chiefs attacker Nkosingiphile Ngcobo has struggled to make an impact at the club since his promotion to the senior team in 2017.
The 25-year-old was regarded as one of the best products of the club’s Academy, but seemingly, he has stagnated. He is not getting playtime and the future for the midfielder at the Glamour Boys is looking bleak.
He got some minutes in the recently played Home of Legends Cup in Gqeberha where he scored in a 2-0 win over Golden Arrows. However, former Amakhosi attacker Junior Khanye doubts Ngcobo will ever realize his potential at Chiefs.
The now 39-year-old wonders how the likes of Orlando Pirates star Relebohile Mofokeng have excelled in a competitive environment as opposed to Ngcobo.
How is Mofokeng with Bafana and not Ngcobo
“I’m going to be direct and straightforward in answering you and say, the boy must go and try somewhere else,” Khanye told SNL24.
“I have got nothing against the boy as a person but in terms of his football and career, he should be a national team player by now in my opinion. He should be playing regularly in the national team by now, and in saying that I am not discouraging him, but I am doing the exact opposite and that is encouraging him.
“If [Relebohile] Mofokeng is already in the national team now, how has he [Ngcobo] been left behind? Mofokeng isn’t having it easy at Pirates as he is competing with very talented and experienced players, but he has shown his class and proved his worth to be where he is now. I do understand that players aren’t the same, but Ngcobo should have been far ahead of where he is at the moment.”
Leave Chiefs Ngcobo!
Khanye went on to explain why he feels Ngcobo should consider leaving the Glamour Boys for another Premier Soccer League team.
“It’s been a while that Ngcobo has been at Chiefs, it’s his fourth or fifth season in the first team if I am not mistaken. Until when will he be promising? In my view, Chiefs don’t have top-quality players that can make it that difficult for him to compete in his position. Who is he competing with
“If he was at Sundowns I would understand. At Sundowns, he would be competing with players like Lucas Ribeiro or Mshishi [Themba Zwane], and I would understand,” Khanye continued.
“I really don’t understand why he hasn’t been playing regularly at club level as that is making it extremely difficult for him to be considered for the national team. In conclusion, for me the boy is not good enough for Chiefs and I would like to see him trying elsewhere and maybe he can excel so that we can finally get to see his full potential. If we expect more from the boy, we would just be unrealistic.”
