Manqoba Mngqithi to chat to Hugo Broos about Velemseni Ndwandwe

The 29-year-old, who played a pivotal role in their 2-1 victory over Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday, came through the Arrows youth ranks and has been playing in the Premiership since 2016 – yet he has yet to earn much recognition.

But Ndwandwe is highly rated by Mngqithi, who suggested he even tried to lure him to Mamelodi Sundowns during his lengthy tenure at the Chloorkop-based side.

"The way I rate him, I think he could easily play for any team in this country, and it's not something that i've only seen now that I'm working for Golden Arrows," said Mnqgithi.

"I think, if you can speak to him, he knows how much I've always wanted to have him around – but unfortunately, sometimes these things don't happen the way you want.

"I believe he's a national team material, and I will try the best I can to also speak to Hugo [Broos] just to look at him, because I honestly think he is in a class of his own – very powerful defensively, very intelligent.

"If you saw the first chance where he played the ball to [Nduduzo] Sibiya, that was a very difficult pass, and that could have easily created a goal in the early stages of the game."

The 53-year-old tactician further noted the versatility Ndwandwe offers, pin-pointing his roles in Abafana Bes'thende's recent win over Polokwane City and draw with Sundowns.

"For me, he's an exceptionally gifted player, and I've used him in different roles – against Sundowns, I used him to take care of Ribeiro from the half space, and he dealt with him very well," Mngqithi added.

"In the game against Polokwane City, I used him on the side of Appollis and he dealt with him very well, and in fact, even against Magesi, it was a big loss for me not to have him.

"I think he's a very, very good football players, I rate him very highly – it will surprise you that I rate him more than the players you think are better than him."

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