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FOLLOWING his impressive form, which has seen him help Magesi win the Carling Black Label Cup, Elvis Chipezeze says he is open to a return to the national team.
He was the star of his team’s stunning 2-1 victory over Mamelodi Sundowns in the final on Saturday.
It was his fourth man-of-the-match award and he won R400 000.
“For now, I’m just focused on making the club grow. That’s the most important thing now. Personally, I would also like to go back to the national team,” Chipezeze told SuperSport.
“But the guys that are there, they are doing well. But it’s also good that I’m also now in the frame with the performances, also through hard work.
“At the end of the day, it’s the coach’s decision. All I can do is continue working hard, because it’s pointless for you not to perform and expect to be called for the national team.
“I’ll just keep on putting in the work. You know, they say, if you work hard, the rewards will come. So I will just continue with the consistency.
“We’re going to be playing in the AFCON only in December next year, so there is still time. I’m just now focused on making sure that I produce good performances, week in, week out, and the rest will take care of itself.”
He also spoke about his coach Clinton Larsen.
“He’s a hard-working coach and we just follow his lead. He’s got the experience in the game, and it’s one of the key things that we learn every day, especially the boys that are coming up.’”
Chipezeze said it was a great achievement to win this competition again having won it with Baroka in 2018.
“I remember when I arrived at Baroka we were also trying to push for silverware. We managed to do that. Our run also from the first round to the final was something else, very positive.
“I remember we played Golden Arrows, Sundowns, Wits and Orlando Pirates (to win the trophy). So it’s also the same now – we faced Pirates, then TS Galaxy, Richards Bay and Sundowns.
“In both finals, no one really gave us a chance to be honest.”
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