Sundowns eyes 3 young Zim players

Zim Now Writer

Top South African premiership side Mamelodi Sundowns, which has at different times been home to some of Zimbabwe’s top players, is monitoring three young players from the country with a view to taking them on.

The Patrice Motsepe-owned side has had on its books, players such as Peter Ndlovu, Nyasha Mushekwi, Kuda Mahachi, Khama Billiat, Esrom Nyandoro and Method Mwanjale.

The team’s head scout, Nyandoro, said two of the youngsters are based in Bulawayo while the other one is from Harare.

“We are monitoring three players from Zimbabwe, of course I don’t want to say their names,” Nyandoro told the host of a talk show.

“One plays in Harare, and two are playing in Bulawayo, where I come from. We are keeping track of them and monitoring their situation.”

The 42-year-old, who made more than 200 appearances for Sundowns during his playing career, shed light on his job as a scout.

Nyandoro acknowledged that scouting is very tough, especially for a team like Mamelodi Sundowns because they always want to win everything. “People always ask, 'Who is the next Teko Modise?’ We all know that there will only be one Peter Ndlovu and one Teko, but we have to try and bring in a better player than what we have currently. Scouting at Sundowns is a 24-7 job. You don’t sleep, you work tirelessly to bring in the best players from Africa or South America,” Nyandoro said.

The former Warriors star said he had the privilege to go to the Under-20 Cosafa in Swaziland where he saw a number of talented players.