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Zwane has already won 11 domestic trophies including five League titles while conquering Africa after winning both the Champions League and Super Cup. The next step for him is to firmly place his name amongst the country’s greats and to lead Bafana Bafana to glory; and for this to happen, Clive Barker believes it is of utmost importance that Molefi Ntseki builds his national team around Themba Zwane. “Build the team around Themba Zwane. In different ways, he reminds me a lot of Doctor Khumalo. He is not as good as Doctor but he creates things and scores goals‚ he gets himself in the box where he is very good. I was delighted to watch his career and I think we can build around him,” the former AFCON winning coach said. Zwane himself has acknowledged it’s time to start achieving something with the national team, “Yes, it is true I haven’t enjoyed the same type of success I’ve been enjoying with Sundowns. I want to change that with the national team. I believe it is possible. We reached the quarter-finals in the 2019 Afcon and we have to keep progressing until we reach the pinnacle.” “I also want to win something with my country. If I can do that, I’ll be a very happy man. It’s all about knowing your opponents
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ZWANE’S 2019/20 CAMPAIGN WILL BE WIDELY REGARDED AS THE CROWNING MOMENT OF HIS CAREER AFTER INSPIRING MAMELODI SUNDOWNS TO A DOMESTIC TREBLE.
very well. We do a lot of research at Sundowns about our opponents. We’ve also got the ability to win games away from home but the national team is progressing as far as I’m concerned. Hopefully we will deliver soon.”
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