Magesi FC coach hopes two experienced players will make things happen

Magesi FC coach Clinton Larsen have high hopes that the forgotten of duo attackers Gift Motupa and Kgaogelo Sekgota will produce good results.

Motupa previously played for Baroka FC, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns while Sekgota was on the books of Swallows, Kaizer Chiefs and Stellenbosch FC before joining newly-promoted Limpopo Betway Premiership team Magesi to revive their careers.

Magesi FC coach hopes that his new striker will hit the ground running when the Betway Premiership resume in September.

Larsen said “We all know Gift hasn’t played football in about over a year. When he left Mamelodi Sundowns, he went to SuperSport United and things didn’t work out there and he later joined Baroka and things also didn’t work out there.

“It has been a while since he played competitive football and he admitted himself when he joined us he was overweight but he has worked hard on that aspect of regaining fitness.

“He is not 100% where we want him to be but he is pushing very hard and the time we have now before the start of the season will allow hm to shed more weight and be in tip top condition.

“We are pushing him, he understands what he needs to do and hopefully after the next three to four weeks we will have a fully fit Gift who can really add value to our set-up.”

He went on to highlight that he will find a way or formation that will accommodate the former Bakgakga ba Mphahlele striker.

Larsen said “Gift can play as a striker or as a No.10 behind the striker. Regardless of which position we are going to play him, he has the football brain and quality with the ball at his feet.

“It is up to us as a team to play to the strengths of our players and make sure we get the best out of them. Those are the two positions were he could play — he can’t play in the wide areas because he doesn’t have the speed a winger should have.

“But in those central areas, with his football brain and ability, he can be effective for the team. Those are definitely two positions where we have been working on with him during friendly games.”

Larsen also emphasized that his new winger Sekgota doesn’t seem like a flat tyre(lost his form) and revealed that he is in a good condition to help Dikwena tsa Metsee.

He said “This is the player I can definitely say, based on what I have seen over the past five to six weeks, the South African public is going to see a completely different player to the one they saw at Chiefs and Stellenbosch.

“We have changed his position, we are trying to do a few different things with him based on his skills set and it looks very good. I believe he is going to set the league alight this season.

“Based on what I have seen and I what I know about the league, he is really going to shine.”

when asked about the plans he have regarding Sekgota, Magesi coach refused to share how he will use the former Chiefs winger.

He said “I don’t want to give away much regarding how we are going to use him.”

BY LUCKY SEANEGO