adminPlymouth registered a come-from-behind 3-2 win, their first in three matches, but still remained rooted at the bottom of the 24-team log with 17 points.
Bhasera saw red in the 1-1 draw against Bradford City on 10 December but in a show of confidence by head coach Carl Fletcher, the former Kaizer Chiefs and Warriors left back was played the whole 90 minutes and even though he conceded a penalty, he gave a good account of himself.
The Warriors are set to play neigbhours Botswana in an international friendly on 7 January and head coach Norman Mapeza might want to have a look at Bhasera after a long layoff from national duty due to injury.
Former Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari watched from the bench as his Championship side, Portsmouth, lost by a solitary goal to Millwall at The Den.
In Belgium, Vusa Nyoni’s Germinal Beerschot side were held to a nill-all draw at home by Lierse with the former Highlanders left back substituted in the 46th minute for Ron Porokara from Finland.
There were no league games in Germany and Cyprus where Knowledge Musona and Noel Kaseke ply their trades respectively.
Musona plays in the Bundesliga for Hoffenheim while the former Highlanders right back, Kaseke plays for championship chasing Nicosia Omonia who ended the year on second place with 31 points, a point behind leaders Apoel.
Meanwhile, Warriors and Kaizer Chiefs strongman Tinashe Nengomasha has told a South African soccer magazine that his club will mount a strong challenge for the League title when ABSA Premiership matches resume in February next year.
The veteran Zimbabwean midfielder — who was part of the title-winning Kaizer Chiefs team of the 2004/05 season — says recent results show that the Naturena-based giants have now put behind their in-house problems.
Placed third on the log with 28 points after 15 matches, Chiefs are just three points behind log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns.
“There were some issues that may have affected us on the field but this is now in the past,” says Nengomasha.
“We did not perform to our maximum potential during the first 15 matches but the good thing is that we are in a strong position.
“The League title is still within reach because we are not too far away from the log leaders. We just have to make sure that we collect as many points as possible in our next games.”
The midfielder — who is the interim skipper in the absence of an injured Itumeleng Khune — also conceded the club’s failure in cup competitions this season.
Nengomasha says winning the Nedbank Cup would bring back smiles on the faces of Chiefs supporters, who this season have had to constantly swallow the bitter pill that always comes with the success of their bitter rivals Orlando Pirates.
“There is still the Nedbank Cup to look forward to and the fact that we have not had much success in cup competitions will make us hungry to win this one,” says the midfield stalwart. — Sports Reporter/Kickoff.
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