Looking at three moments where Kaizer Chiefs veteran, Itumeleng Khune showed his mental fortitude during his lengthy suspension.
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Itumeleng Khune is back in the Amakhosi fold after his three-month suspension and during his time on the sidelines, the legendary keeper showed his mental strength.
During his suspension, Khune ramped up the gym work among other things and showed no signs of giving up, despite rumours of him nearing retirement.
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Khune's elite mentality
It's been a long and tough last few months for Khune, who was suspended from his club's first-team duties after allegedly arriving to training under the influence of alcohol.
The 36-year-old's three-month suspension included a mandatory corrective programme, to ensure that he aligns himself with the Chiefs' values.
The former Bafana Bafana shot-stopper showed why he's been at the top for most of his career, as he worked tooth and nail to improve his conditioning and honing his technical goalkeeping skills.
He regularly posted videos of him working hard in his home gym, doing some road work by jogging and even went as far as doing some running on a stadium's stairs:
Khune will have to fight the in-form Bruce Bvuma for a starting place in Cavin Johnson's side for the remainder of the season and judging by the work he's been putting in to sharpen his tools, he's not taking the challenge lightly.
He's been working on improving his already elite distribution as well as his reflexes:
Khune also managed to get some game time in January and bagged himself a healthy R100 000 pay day after he was voted Man of the Match in the Carling All Stars match against Stellenbosch FC.
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