Why Bvuma didn’t seek help due to lack of game time

As he just returned to first-team football, Kaizer Chiefs keeper Bruce Bvuma reveals the reasons why he didn’t seek professional help due to lack of game time.

Bvuma fell down the pecking order at Chiefs as previous coaches Molefi Ntseki and Arthur Zwane preferred Brandon Petersen and Itumeleng Khune.

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As Petersen and Khune struggled between the goalposts for Chiefs, interim coach Cavin Johnson has called on Bvuma who nearly sought professional help – he explains why didn’t get help.

After his return to DStv Premiership football, Bvuma managed to keep a clean sheet and broke down in tears in Chiefs’ 1-0 win against Moroka Swallows in November.

BVUMA NEARLY GAVE UP OWING TO A LACK OF GAME TIME AT CHIEFS

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The 28-year-old Bafana Bafana and Chiefs keeper, Bvuma reveals it was painful as he was sidelined due to lack of game time.

Following his struggles at Chiefs, the Limpopo-born net minder lost his spot in the national team Bafana Afcon squad.

“When you ask about [if I sought] professional help, [I didn’t because] I was with my wife and she was there for me throughout,” Bvuma said per Sowetan.

“She knows the pain I went through. All my tears. She knows it wasn’t easy and she is the one who managed to help me get through that phase. 

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“She made sure that as I was going through whatever I was going through, the pain and the waiting, I was always ready [to step in and play] because you never know when the time will come.

“There’s a lot [that has been] going on and also the pressure from the outside that I’m not playing [and] what’s going to happen because the contract is coming to an end.     

“But I’m just grateful for my wife — God used my wife to help me.”

CHIEFS STOPPER: LACK OF GAME TIME AFFECTED ME

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Formerly in the Chiefs’ MultiChoice Diski Challenge squad, Bvuma added that his belief in God and family support structure kept him grounded despite a lack of game time.

“I stayed motivated through reading the word of God and studying the Bible,” added Bvuma. Who was starved of game time.

“Another thing that kept me motivated is that there are a lot of people I need to take care of.

“I can’t just give up because I’m not playing or making the team. But trust me, if it was only [about] me, [if] I didn’t have my wife, my parents, and siblings who I’m helping, I was going to throw in the towel.”

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