Top scouts sized up Dolly, Zungu, reveals Pitso

05 January 2016 - 02:32 By Tshepang Mailwane

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane revealed that scouts from a top four English Premiership club were at the Telkom Knockout final last month to watch Bongani Zungu and Keagan Dolly. In recent seasons the likes of Khama Billiat, Ramahlwe Mphahlele, Zungu and Dolly have made huge progress at the Pretoria club and some of them have attracted interest beyond African borders."People say Sundowns kills careers, but is it only Sundowns? Lots of players go to Chiefs and Pirates but they do not play and they move."We are seen as a team that kills careers, but we change your life. You come here and your profile is bigger. Now Dolly is a household name."There was a big team watching him. Top four in the Premier League. They were impressed. I am not saying they want to buy him, but they were impressed."They also watched Zungu. They are saying he is good. Teams from Germany are also watching Zungu."But one player who has not progressed at Mamelodi Sundowns is former Orlando Pirates winger Lebohang Mokoena, whose career has been hampered by injury."Cheese (Mokoena) is a good player," Mosimane said."He trains well but we cannot promise game time. There are no guarantees at Sundowns."..

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