Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has been impressed with Karim Kimvuidi and the mentor has spoken on how he is helping the player to be more influential.
Kimvuidi had a decent game as the Buccaneers defeated TS Galaxy 1-0 at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday.
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Although the Congolese midfielder was substituted in the last five minutes, having come on in the 20th minute for the injured Vincent Pule, Riveiro was impressed with the player's overall performance.
Speaking to journalists after the Galaxy game, Riveiro heaped praise on the former Maritzburg United player who has also proved to be a crowd favourite since joining the Soweto giants this season.
"What you see, everybody can see it. These types of players like Karim, what they do very well it's something that we all laugh at as football fans, and we want to see it more frequently on the field. We're trying to help him to be more complete as a football player. Nowadays in football, and I'm not talking about him specifically, but talented players in general. They need to be competitive in every aspect," said Riveiro.
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"With players like him (Kimvuidi), we're trying to help him to be more complete because he has all the conditions to be an exceptional player, more frequent and more consistent. It's going to happen and it's a question of time and not much, I'm 100% sure. Karim as a human being is a lovely guy. He's always trying to do his best, trying to integrate himself in a group where he is surrounded by talented players as well. He's a humble guy who wants to keep pushing and keep his progression in football," the coach said.
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