Komphela gushing over Meyiwa

Meyiwa scored on debut for Amakhosi at the Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday night.

“What led us to take the decision [to play him] is the quality he gives. The boy is fearless. Sometimes on the training ground he comes like a 30-year-old, very aggressive,” Komphela told Kickoff.

“When you have ‘Mido’ [George Maluleka], [Willard] Katsande and you have Meyiwa, they go for a challenge and you get the same thing, I don’t look at age. The boy is quite confident, a great character and it’s nice to have that. He does the same thing Katsande would do at any given time.”

Komphela is aware of Meyiwa’s age and therefore wants to protect him from shouldering the team’s problems.

“The only thing one can wish for is just to help the kid. Let’s all protect him. Sometimes exposure depends on how we handle it, but we have systems at Chiefs which are solid.

“The boy comes from a very good upbringing and in terms of cultural definition of our people in South Africa, he comes from traditionally high respecting people and very humble. I hope he maintains the same, but I am happy for him and for the club as well.”