Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena has dubbed one of their star players as "one of the greatest players we'll ever see in South Africa" after they qualified for the CAF Champions League semi-finals.
Sundowns booked their spot in the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League after a 2-1 win over Belouizdad in the quarter-final second-leg gave them a comprehensive 6-2 win on aggregate.
The Brazilians were seemingly on a slump prior to the quarter-finals but produced their best performances to make thrashing Belouizdad look easy.
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Mokwena says a player like Themba Zwane makes him a better coach and makes the team play better.
"It's just a pleasure to coach 'Mshishi' you know good players make coaches better and that's what he makes me every single day, he makes me better," Mokwena said in a press conference.
"Amazing human being, amazing aura and honestly, there was an interview, you know I live in that space, I get criticized but it's important to learn and Pep (Guardiola) was talking about Bernardo Silva and how Bernardo makes the team.
"'Mshishi' actually makes us play a lot better, offensively he finds the space (against Belouizdad) he was so good behind the defensive midfielders to provoke the centre-backs to jump out and press and when they don't press he was able to turn and advance the attack," he said.
The young tactician went on to label Zwane as one of the greatest player we'll ever see in South Africa and backed up his statement by the praise 'Mshishi' gets from fellow players.
"'Mshishi' is one of the greatest players we'll ever see in South Africa and we're just fortunate," he continued.
"You hear it, honestly, the biggest testament of a great footballer is when the compliment comes from fellow footballers and you hear how players speak about 'Mshishi' and even players that don't play for Sundowns.
"For example, Bafana played in Liberia, (Mihlali) Mayambela scored, you know what celebration Mayambela did? It's a 2016 Mshishi celebration, so you understand the influence that this guy has," he added.
