Former Orlando Pirates defender Innocent Chikoya has openly revealed his reasons for believing Paseka Mako wouldn't be a suitable acquisition for Kaizer Chiefs.
The 31-year-old recently concluded his tenure with the Buccaneers as his contract expired at the end of the season.
Following his departure from the Sea Robbers, Mako reportedly entered into immediate discussions with Amakhosi, who are actively looking to strengthen their left-back position.
However, Chikoya contends that Chiefs' demanding environment would be “too much” for Mako, primarily because he hasn't been playing regularly for Ezimnyama Ngenkani, raising concerns about his ability to handle consistent top-level pressure.
’HE HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY PLAYING’
“Looking at the contribution rate that Paseka has done in the past and the presence, looking at the direction Pirates is going, his contribution is very low,” Chikoya tells KickOff.
“If your contribution is 50% low, age is not on your side, the chances of you being offloaded are high.
“Jimmy Tau left Pirates for Chiefs when he was at his best. Arthur Zwane did the same when he was at his best. Hence, they did well. But besides those two, who else left Pirates especially with age not on their side and did well at Chiefs?
“If I sign a 31-year-old old he should be a player that is getting game time as I'm looking for experience. If, at his age, Paseka has been consistently playing week in and week out, he could have been a great signing for Chiefs.
“But if you have not been playing and you go to a bigger team that is trying to overtake Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates…it's a tough one for Paseka. Remember, Chiefs and Pirates right now, all they want is to dethrone Sundowns.
“But you can't dethrone Sundowns if you are signing 31-year-olds while Sundowns are busy bringing in the likes of 24-year-old Jayden Adams. The players Sundowns are bringing in still have like seven years of professional football ahead of them.
“You look at Pirates, the players they are signing are players that are competing to be in the national team.
“I don't know if Paseka is a good signing for a club like Chiefs; right now, Paseka should be going to a team that he will play for until he retires. If Pirates is releasing him, then how come he good for Chiefs? Right now, a lot is expected from Chiefs. They are under a lot of pressure to overtake Sundowns and Pirates.”
