Ashley Du Preez Grateful for Opportunity to Play International Football!
Ashley Du Preez Grateful for Opportunity to Play International Football! The Amakhosi striker has returned from international duty.
Ashley Du Preez Grateful for Opportunity to Play International Football! The Amakhosi striker has returned from international duty.
Ashley Du Preez was called up to the Bafana Bafana set-up for the very first-time last week. It is an experience which he greatly appreciates.
Du Preez played the whole game against Sierra Leone on Tuesday night. He got to experience international football for the first time.
He returns to his club side with great confidence after witnessing Bafana win two games on the trot.
“When the call-up came it was unexpected and I didn’t hesitate to go and experience international football. I was very proud to be called up finally and I hope for more to come,” he told the club media.
“It was quite a long camp, so I got to know the different players, especially the players that play for different teams and it was a very good experience to train and play amongst those players who have lots of experience being in the national team. I have learned a lot,” he added.
His ambition is to inspire like players just like him. He wants to show them that anyone who works hard can make it to Kaizer Chiefs and to Bafana Bafana.
“What I can bring, and it’s one of my main goals in life, is to help the younger players in my community. I want to use what I have achieved, realising my dreams, though all my hard work to inspire young people where I come from to look at me and say, ‘I want to be like him. I also want to be in the national team or play for a big team, you know.’” He spoke.
Amakhosi play AmaZulu on Sunday afternoon in the MTN 8. Ashley Du Preez Grateful for Opportunity to Play International Football!
