SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt on why SAFA must be strict on local coaches too. Image Source: (@GavinHunt/Instagram)
Hunt explains why he didn’t sign Mathoho
Gavin Hunt had the opportunity to sign Erick Mathoho for SuperSport but he turned it down. Why did he snub the Kaizer Chiefs legend?
SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt on why SAFA must be strict on local coaches too. Image Source: (@GavinHunt/Instagram)
SuperSport coach Gavin Hunt has revealed why he opted not to sign Erick Mathoho after his Kaizer Chiefs exit.
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Kaizer Chiefs legend still in limbo
Mathoho, 33, was released by Chiefs after 11 years of service where he established himself as one of the leading defenders in South African football.
33-year-old Erick Mathoho left Kaizer Chiefs after 11 years at the club. Tower became one of the finest defenders in the country while with the Naturena club. He won two league titles earned more than 40 Bafana Bafana caps and participated at two AFCON tournaments and the 2016 Olympics. As of the start of the 2023-24 campaign, he is still without a club.
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Hunt explains Mathoho snub
Tower started training with SuperSport in the off-season but Gavin Hunt has explained why he wasn’t a good fit for the club.
“Well I think… why isn’t Eric playing now? I think Eric knows the time has come – you know what I’m saying? I like Eric, he’s a good soldier, he was a great servant for Chiefs but the time has come,” Hunt said on This Is Football Africa Podcast.
“Why doesn’t he have a club now? Why am I not playing? Your legs go… so I feel sorry for him but with football clubs, people say oh clubs are not loyal, they are loyal, they look after you for a period of time and then the time comes when you are too old and you must find a new club.
“I feel for him but that’s life, Eric came down but I already had three or four centre-backs and we couldn’t do anything – that was the main reason, but he’s also right at the end [of his career] and he’s not playing, I feel sorry for him.”
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SuperSport are currently second in the DStv Premiership, seven points behind league leaders Mamelodi Sundowns who have three games in hand.
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