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Hunt hails SuperSport academy graduates after win against Pirates

“These younger gamers have been magnificent,@ says Hunt.

SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt has heaped reward on the membership’s youth improvement system after his workforce pulled off an upset against Orlando Pirates with 4 academy graduates within the beginning XI.

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Ime Okon, Bilal Baloyi, Gape Moralo and Shandre Campbell starred in 3-1 win over the Buccaneers in a DStv Premiership match performed at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday. 

The 18-year-old Campbell bagged a brace in Polokwane and continues to be one of many shining lights for Matsatsantsa a Pitori this season.

“Let’s talk about the team because that’s more important. I played two young centre-backs,” Hunt mentioned after the match.

“These younger gamers have been magnificent. As I’ve mentioned, we’ve given 11 debutants from the Diski workforce. I imply, that’s loopy as a result of it’s 17 new gamers. I imply we will’t win the league however we proceed to punch, we preserve going and take a look at do the perfect we will. 

“We have misplaced all our centre-backs and the 2 children have been magnificent and lengthy might it proceed. We’re not going to lose enjoying within the Caf Confederation Cup however we’re solely going to be taught. 

“We might not do well in Caf but we can’t. We played on Wednesday and then Pirates on Saturday, if we had played our full team on Wednesday, some of the guys would never last.”

Hunt who remains to be reeling from dropping Thapelo Maseko to Tshwane rivals Mamelodi Sundowns firstly of the season additionally reserved particular reward for Campbell. The younger prospect produced a person of the match efficiency with two objectives and an help.

“He (Campbell) has great attributes in him, he’s got a goal and he was our top goal scorer in the Diski Challenge last season,” he mentioned.

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“We misplaced Thapelo Maseko which was the most important blow to me. I’m nonetheless crying about it however now we have younger Campbell developing now and that’s our membership. It’s constructed on honesty and laborious working gamers. We may not have the perfect gamers however now we have to construct yearly.

“Look at the last couple of years and players we have lost. The Teboho Mokoena’s and Ronwen Williams, I mean its been a conveyer belt and you can only commend the youth development. The good scouting system and good structure in terms of the way we want to play the game which is very important.”


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