Kaizer Chiefs youngste Naledi Hlongwane was rewarded for his impressive performance for the Carling All Stars on Saturday afternoon.
The All Stars earned a 3-0 victory over Magesi FC at the Orlando Stadium, with Hlongwane scoring two goals for side.
The 19-year-old Kaizer Chiefs Diski Challenge Star walked away the with Man-of-The-Match award, an in the process earned a healthy R100 000 cheque.
What Kaizer Chiefs starlet is going to do with R100 000 cheque
“The money that I got today, as my father passed away last year, I was planning to at least buy a tombstone for him… then the other, obviously I will give my mom and the [rest] will go into a savings account,” Hlongwane said as quoted by IDiski Times.
“It was a great experience playing with the big players in the PSL, and Mfundo Vilakazi. I have been training with him also before he was promoted to the Kaizer Chiefs first team, 17, U19, and DDC before he was promoted.”
In other news, Kaizer Chiefs have reportedly decided to go all out to get Nasreddine Nabi’s preferred striker!
The Glamour Boys are lagging behind rivals Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates this season.
And now, management are plotting some big moves to give coach Nabi the tools he believes he needs to get the club back on track!
One player Nabi is desperate to sign is his former striker and current Pyramids FC star Fiston Mayele.
Kaizer Chiefs are reportedly plotting a mega-money bid for the 30-year-old Congolese star!
Kaizer Chiefs step-up chase for Mayele
“After the TS Galaxy game, there was the usual post match meeting and that is when all the parties agreed that they have to go for Mayele again,” an insider told Soccer Laduma regarding Kaizer Chiefs’ transfer plans.
“That’s why management and the board agreed that they would raise the bid for Mayele to R20m and hope Pyramids, who have been looking for between R22m to R25m, will be soft on them this time around.”
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