Former Kaizer Chiefs defender Thomas Sweswe says the arrival of Gavin Hunt as Amakhosi coach is an ideal appointment but the Cape Town-born coach will not have it easy at Naturena. He knew what he wanted to achieve. FORMER Kaizer Chiefs defender, Thomas Sweswe, is backing his old club to win the South African Premiership title on Super Saturday this afternoon. The vultures were always circling, and the Phefeni Glamour Boys felt their new prized possession might be snatched from their grasp. Thomas Langu Sweswe (born 9 August 1981) is an association footballer from Zimbabwe. Sweswe is a defender, primarily operating as a centre back, and has played for nine different clubs as well as the Zimbabwe national football team. I missed out on a beautiful opportunity,” Banda, who is now based in Johannesburg, says.In any case, the retired former Highlanders captain, Banda, who at some point played with Sweswe at the Bulawayo giants, was unfit to showcase his abilities.“I had picked up an injury that time in the CHAN while playing for the national team so they wouldn’t have seen me play even if they had come,” Banda adds.Almost 11 years later, Sweswe reminisces that life changing encounter as though it happened yesterday. We then discovered that whenever.Nengomasha and a man who slotted in well alongside Sweswe in the heart of the Amakhosi backline, Dominic Isaacs, also can’t get over his ability to damage socks.Isaacs, who spent 4 seasons at Naturena, further describes Sweswe as the true embodiment of a team player.“Although we were competing for the same position, there was no animosity between us. His calmness, distribution, positioning, tactical awareness had Lucas Radebe, himself singing his praises. READ ALSO Football: LVG Provides Injury Update On United Star. But they ended up not coming. Football is, after all, a relatively short career.“Kaizer Chiefs changed my life, I live in my own house, I drive my own cars because of that opportunity. He told me they had come to see Knowledge, but they would also watch the Dynamos game,” says the man nicknamed ‘Rambo’ after Hollywood action movie star, Sylvester Stallone.The former Zimbabwe youth internationals – Musona and Billiat – were playing in the unfashionable first division and were curtain-raising for the big boys.Harare had been meant to be a pit-stop for Motaung and Khuse, who were on their way to watch Gilbert Banda, a centre-back plying his trade for Highlanders, Dynamos’ fierce Bulawayo-based rivals.But Nengomasha, who spent over a decade breaking up opposition attacks for Chiefs, convinced them there was a sensational teenager that had never even tasted action in the Zimbabwean topflight. Either the … So pressure will always be there everyday for the new coach and the team to do well.”.Hunt has, however, been criticised for his less seriousness in African club competitions, having questioned the financial returns after clubs traverse the length and breath of the continent.Chiefs have qualified for next season’s Caf.“Playing on the continent is key for us as we haven’t done as well as we should have,” Motaung added.“We have players who have participated in the competition and this experience should certainly be to our advantage. They had also gone as far as the semi-final of the CAF Champions League with Sweswe one of their most consistent players.“Thomas played really well that day, his experience from playing in the Champions League and for the national team worked for him,” recalls Nengomasha, who enjoyed 324 PSL appearances for the Soweto giants.The man who missed out on that golden Naturena opportunity, Banda, confirms he followed the developments with keen interest.“I know Kaizer Chiefs were interested in me. Sweswe, on the other hand, was counting his blessings. I’m glad I’ve been a part of his beautiful journey,” says Nengomasha.While for Billiat, the dream of a career at Chiefs ended before it had begun, Sweswe felt like he was sleep walking into a football fairy tale.Your email address will not be published.Peter Ndlovu and the unforgettable wagon of dreams,10 players who came out of retirement: Scholes, Robben, Cruyff…,SA ABROAD: Mokotjo returns, Phete features yet again. They were with Nengomasha, whom I knew from school. Hunt was handed the reins at Chiefs this week, following Ernst Middendorp's exit, with the hope that his title-winning experience will help end the Soweto giants' five-year drought. He came with his family; so, his focus was the game and nothing else. Thomas Sweswe Playing An Entire 90 Minutes Of A Match Without Kicking The Ball For Once. But back then, the roles were reversed, as Khuse and Motaung went for the sturdy defender instead of the pint-sized attacker.Thrust into the limelight at Chiefs, Sweswe did not lose sight of who he was, bringing his family to Jozi while taking a young Musona under his wing.“Thomas is a family man. He still does. I missed out on a beautiful opportunity,” Banda, who is now based in Johannesburg, says. Bobby Motaung had called me a few times and told me they would come and check me out in Bulawayo. Football. Mamelodi Sundowns had missed out on this gem and Nengomasha insisted it was important to capture the 19-year-old before the Chloorkop giants woke up from their slumber.“I had kept an eye on Knowledge Musona, and they wanted to fly out to Bulawayo to watch a different player, but I told them there was a gem of a player who had recently been to Sundowns for trials,” says Nengomasha.He remembers vividly how the colossal Sweswe paraded his strength, leadership and aerial ability that afternoon. Football: New Injury Scare For Arsenal … “I had picked up an injury that time in the …

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