Siwelele FC head coach Lehlohonolo Seema has issued an honest assessment of some of his new signings, including the two Kaizer Chiefs loanees.
The Betway Premiership newbies brought in some additions to the squads during the recently closed transfer window period.
The signings include Samkelo Zwane and Happy Mashiane, who are on a season-long loan from Chiefs.
Former Orlando Pirates striker Zakhele Lepasa has also joined the club as a free agent. They won their second game of the season during the Free State Serby against Marumo Gallants in the Betway Premiership on Sunday.
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“This win has brought in a lot of good in our team, and you will see a different team going forward,” said Seema.
“We have players that are coming back. We have three players [Neo Rapoo, Siviwe Magidigidi, and Thabang Mahlangu] who are now with the SA Under-20 team [at the FIFA World Cup], and those are starters. Samir [Nurkovic] is coming back from suspension. Enoch [Quaicoe] was on the bench today [Sunday].”
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“You can see how far Lepasa is, but it was good for him to have a feel,” added Seema.
“The supporters have seen him, and I am sure they will be patient now with us when they don’t see him because we are preparing for him. So it is just that because we are a team that was losing, there was pressure that everybody who we signed people needed to see them.
“But now you have seen Mashiane, you have seen Zwane. I can tell you now that all those players still have a lot of work to do, and we will help them. Come the FIFA International break, definitely we would have worked a lot with them.”
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