Mahlambi 'can be Wits' trump'
Phakamani Mahlambi could be the X-factor for Bidvest Wits in their effort to win the 2016-2017 Premier Soccer League title, said Clever Boys coach Gavin Hunt, calling the 19-year-old striker the "best player in South Africa". Hunt said Mahlambi might make a handful of substitute appearances next month after returning from an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in February.The Wits coach said his under-23 international striker, who he has compared to a young Benni McCarthy, is on track to perhaps play a few games next month.But with the PSL breaking for a month over January for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, February might be a more realistic target.Hunt said Mahlambi's return, with that of English striker James Keene, could give Wits added impetus. - TMG Digital..
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