Cape Town City FC head coach Eric Tinkler has shared some progress of highly-rated youngster Lefa Aphane after a handful of appearances for the club.
Aphane joined CT City from SAFA Limpopo ABC Motsepe League club Tzaneen United. This is after the 22-year-old impressed during a trial with ‘The Citizens’.
Aphane attracted a lot of attention during his time in the ABC Motsepe League for United. He has been tipped as one of the players to look out for the future.
The player, who is both-footed, made his official debut during the 3-0 loss to Stellenbosch FC in September in the Betway Premiership. He has since featured in three matches, all coming on as a substitute.
CAPE TOWN CITY FC COACH ON THE PROGRESS MADE BY MIDFIELDER LEFA APHANE
“I think he’s got a future. Still got to learn a lot,” said Tinkler. “Tactically, even when he came on, he struggled to apply what we wanted from him. But that will come.
“He is hard-working and working hard in training, so I am pretty sure he will learn the tactical element of the game.”
ERIC TINKLER NOT WORRIED TOO MUCH ABOUT RECENT RESULTS BUT HAPPY WITH PERFORMANCE
CT City have been inconsistent regarding their result since the beginning of the season. They have only won once in their last six matches. However, coach Tinkler says he is not solely focused on the results but on how the team has played.
“I don’t look at the results. I look at the performance. For example, the game against Sekhukhune United [CT City’s most recent tie] was an excellent performance. Fortune is not going our way,” explained Tinkler.
“We were by far the better team on the day. Both the first and second half. The last 20 minutes or so after you conceded a goal from the penalty, we were chasing the game.
“They are going to get a chance. So you can’t judge a game there. I judged the game prior to the penalty, and up until then, I thought we were the best team on the park.”
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