News recently rolled in that German Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim had loaned the young striker back to Kaizer Chiefs, the club that gave him fame and fortune when no-one else would take the risk.
Very few people should be wishing for the start of the South Africa’s ABSA Premiership season, especially with the recent return of Zimbabwean starlet, Knowledge Musona.
Is he still the same man who terrorised defenders at will and scored 15 goals in 28 league games to win the “Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot” in the 2010-11 season?
That the striker failed to make an impact in Bundesliga, where he was restricted to bit-part appearances as a substitute, or given a chance at all, should not be used to judge him.
Steven Pienaar has lived up to his early promise as one of South Africa’s best ever players, shining in the Barclays Premiership, yet he also failed at Borussia Dortmund.
However, Musona will find things have changed in the ABSA Premiership. For a start, there is no more Thomas Sweswe and Tinashe Nengomasha to give him the guidance he needs to settle at Chiefs and no Vladimir Vermezovic as coach.
New coach, Stuart Baxter, is, however, believed to be more open than Vermezovic and oozing better tactical acumen than his Serbian predecessor. He will also have to compete with equally potent strikers like Kingstone Nkatha, Lehloholo Majoro and Benard Parker as he tries to impress Baxter.
At his best, Musona can beat any of the ABSA PSL players, so with Baxter’s guidance and openness, he should surely rediscover his form.
He has already shown that during the games he played for the Zimbabwe Warriors, where he has been the only silver lining in a continuously dark cloud.
Instead of a step to the bottom of the ladder, the return to Chiefs should therefore, be used as a chance to make good a false start to Europe. Many players have failed to make a mark in South Africa after tasting Europe, Bennedict Vilakazi, Aaron Mokoena, Collins Mbesuma and Onyekachi Okwonkwo, but none of those tried out at Chiefs, where Parker has continued to shine after a forgetful stay in Serbia.
At just 23-years-old, Musona has the advantage of youth. He also returns to a Chiefs side that defends the league and cup double.
“There’s nothing much to say, Kaizer Chiefs is my team and my first home,” said Musona. “I am happy to be back and looking forward to the season and working with the players and the technical team. Any jersey number will do for me, as I don’t play a number, I play football. My stay in Germany was tough, especially as I didn’t get much game time due to changes in management at both teams that I played for. I always checked Chiefs results on line. And was happy to see that the PSL has become tough. There is no longer a small team and I was also happy to see the league getting stronger.”
Football Manager, Bobby Motaung, shared the joy.
“Bringing back Musona signals our intentions as we prepare for what promises to be a competitive season following the league and cup double achievement of the 2012-13 PSL Season. We brought Musona on one season loan with an option to buy,” said Motaung. “This is a clear statement that we mean business and we always do our best to bring the best talent to Kaizer Chiefs.”
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