Kaizer Chiefs legend and former goalkeeper Brian Baloyi has expressed concerns about the progress of Bruce Bvuma at Amakhosi.
Speaking to Soccer Laduma, Baloyi believes that by now, Bvuma should have played more matches and established himself as one of the top goalkeepers in the Betway Premiership and for Bafana Bafana.
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Bvuma, now 29, was promoted from Chiefs' development ranks in 2017 following his notable progress.
Despite a slow start this season, where he appeared to be second choice under coach Nasreddine Nabi, he eventually worked his way up to claim the number one jersey ahead of Brandon Peterson and Fiacre Ntwari.
However, Baloyi remains unimpressed with Bvuma's overall game time since his promotion.
"When I was that age, I had already played 250 games for Chiefs. By the time Ronwen (Williams) got to Sundowns, he had played more than 250 games already. Goalkeeping, unfortunately, is about experience, and you can only get experience by playing. If you are not playing at Chiefs, you should be able to play at Polokwane City (and elsewhere)," said Baloyi, speaking to the Siya crew during the Bafana Bafana vs Benin watch party in Sandton on Tuesday, organised by HONOR, the official technology devices sponsor of the South African men's senior national team.
Baloyi suggested that had Bvuma spent time playing at clubs like Rise and Shine or Chippa United, he would have gathered more experience.
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Having been at Chiefs for a decade with less than 100 games, Baloyi believes the lack of consistent game time is hindering Bvuma's progress.
"Bruce, for the last 10 years (Bvuma was promoted to Chiefs' first team in 2017), if he had been playing at Polokwane, or at Chippa, he'd have the experience to play in the PSL. It wouldn't be so much of a problem for him to play for Chiefs. Now, he has been at Chiefs for 10 years and he has played less than 100 games, and like I say, unfortunately goalkeeping is about experience. I played my first game at 19, because I had a coach that believed in me. But even for the coach to believe in you, he has to see that you believe in yourself, then you can take the pressure of playing for such a big club," said Baloyi.
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