By Arkangel Tembo, MANA
Black Leopards midfielder, Robert Bajo Ng’ambi has backed his countryman, Flames Forward, Gabadinho Mhango who plays for Orlando Pirates in South Africa to become the first Malawian in the PSL era to win Footballer of the Season.
The former Nyasa Big Bullets, Mhango has had a superb debut season at the Buccaneers, which he joined from Bidvest Wits, as he is currently the top goal scorer in the top flight with 14 strikes to his name.
Ng’ambi was quoted in the Sowetan online paper that, “Gaba has really done well for himself and was having an unbelievable season. I think he is having his best season and there is still more we can expect to see from him,”
“I think it will be good for Malawi if he won the award for best player. It will also motivate the up-and-coming players back home to work hard if they see one of their own achieving good things.
“It’s not easy to win the player of the year but he deserves it. He has been in good form.”
According to Sowetan, over the years, Malawi has produced a number of top players in the PSL such as Patrick Mabedi (Kaizer Chiefs, Moroka Swallows), John Maduka (Bloemfontein Celtic), Josephy Kamwendo (Orlando Pirates) and Ernest Mtawali (formerly Chirwali) (Bloemfontein Celtic, Mamelodi Sundowns).
In 1991, Mtawali won the Player of the Season while he was at Celtic.
Ng’ambi also told the Sowetan that he has no ambitions of slowing down as he aims to help Lidoda Duvha avoid the relegation chop.
The Venda team is at the bottom of the PSL with 20 points from 24 games. “We have enough quality in the team to avoid relegation. We just have to stick together and give our best,” Ng’ambi said
