‘Mbuthu is a younger participant, I’m positive he’s an enormous participant in the longer term,’ Nabi advised SuperSport TV after the sport.
Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi leapt to the defence of 19 year-old left again Nkosana Mbuthu, after his error helped Young Africans cruise to a 4-0 win over Amakhosi in the Toyota Cup on the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Sunday.
Mbuthu, the son of former Chiefs midfielder Patrick Mbuthu, was a shock option to face the Tanzianian facet in Chiefs’ first pre-season match on dwelling soil. And he gave away possession on the stroke of half time in a harmful space, with Aziz Ki in the end pouncing to place Young Africans 2-0 up.
“Mbuthu is a young player, I am sure he is a big player in the future,” Nabi advised SuperSport TV after the sport.
“I don’t have a left back at this moment … and he is a left back. He was loose in this game, if he was not loose now, he would be loose in an official game. I will not push him out, I want to give him confidence. To be loose for one goal is normal, if I take him out I kill him .. it is my responsibility to protect him.”
‘Great things happened’
Nabi added that he was proud of sure parts of his group’s show regardless of the heavy loss.
“Obviously it was disappointing … but it is a friendly, we are busy learning from our mistakes and will build a strong team. Despite the loss, great things happened that we will build upon to make great performances in the future,” he stated.
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