Chairman Wants Bongokuhle Hlongwane to Continue Development at Maritzburg United!

Chairman Wants Bongokuhle Hlongwane to Continue Development at Maritzburg United! The young striker is the talk of the town now.

Bongokuhle Hlongwane is enjoying an upward surge in his football career at this juncture. As a result of the frenzy around him, chairman Farook Kadodia wants the striker to remain at the club and continue his development.

Hlongwane is only 21 years old now. He has been a sensation ever since coach Ernst Middendorp gave him his big break last season.

In this time, he has grown to become a regular member of the senior Bafana Bafana setup. He has made three international appearances and netted twice in this time.

The most recent goal being the crucial winner for Bafana Bafana against Ghana in their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

“Look, I always guide players properly.” Kadodia said to the media yesterday.

“He needs to develop his football very well. Football is very tough and big clubs can spoil him and give him good money while at Maritzburg United, we want to make them happy,” the involved chairman added.

Maritzburg United have lost some big names to big clubs over the last 5 years or so.

This includes the likes of Lebohang Maboe, Fortune Makaringe, Rushine De Reuck, Thabiso Kutumela, Siphesihle Ndlovu, Richard Ofori and many more.

Kadodia believes that this influences the up-and-coming generation at the Maritzburg squad.

“It is not all the time that players want to stay at Maritzburg, besides that, you see other players moving to bigger clubs and they get inspired to go too.

We will do our best to keep our players and groom them correctly,” he addressed. 

“The danger is going to the wrong clubs and not getting game-time at a young age. I think we also have issues with agents, they need to guide players properly.” The chairman insisted.

A move in the January transfer window is not a farfetched prospect. Chairman Wants Bongokuhle Hlongwane to Continue Development at Maritzburg United!