Orlando Pirates forward Terrence Dzvukamanja has revealed what was key to his revival after not playing for the better part of the season.
Dzvukamanja was perceived to be out of favour at the club at the beginning of the season, as he was not featuring in the matchday squads under head coach Jose Riveiro.
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The Zimbabwean only started to feature under Riveiro in the second half of the season and he managed to score eight goals in 19 appearances in all tournaments, including a stoppage time winner in the Nedbank Cup final against Sekhukhune United.
Dzvukamanja has gone on to explain that he was affected by injuries during his difficult period and says it was important that the coach saw the potential in him.
The former Bidvest Wits striker has revealed that Riveiro was confident that once he gets his fitness back, everyone "will love" him.
"Mostly (it was) about injuries, I guess for the past two seasons I was struggling because of the injuries. Even during pre-season sometimes the injuries were affecting me," Dzvukamanja said on Metro FM Sports.
"It was important that the coach did not lose faith in me. He was telling me like, 'Once you reach this level, everyone will love you'. So for me I just believed it can happen and I kept on pushing," he said.
The 29-year old, who was linked with an exit at the club during his difficult period, went on and said that the coach's encouragement that he can help the club achieve it's objectives made him work hard.
"It wasn't easy for me, I didn't start to play early because on my side my fitness was not there, everything was not on point, even though the coach had faith in me and patience in me," he went on.
"Like 'You can do it, you have the potential to do it, to help the club to achieve what they want'. So I kept on working hard with our coach, because he was helping me. (He was telling me) 'You can do it, you have everything to make things possible'," he added.
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