Chiefs’ young keeper impresses Middendorp in less than an hour

Questions over Amakhosi’s last defensive line were raised after Virgil Vries’ blunder that gifted Mamelodi Sundowns a goal and three points last weekend.

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But speaking after the 2-0 win at Bidvest Wits on Wednesday night, Middendorp said the very next day he watched the 23-year-old Bruce Bvuma against German Bundesilga side in a friendly Werder Bremen and was impressed.

“From what I saw on Sunday I was very impressed with Bruce. I had only seen him at training and wondered if that is enough… I only saw him for just 50 minutes but what I saw of Bruce on Sunday gave me peace that we have another quality keeper,” said Middendorp.

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