Mamelodi Sundowns latest | Mngqithi lifts lid on Mkhuma’s future

Mamelodi Sundowns starlet Promise Mkhuma is NOT playing but that’s not because the club has lost faith in him as a footballer.

READ | MAMELODI SUNDOWNS LATEST | THE REAL REASON BEHIND MALULEKA’S LACK OF GAME TIME

And that’s according to Manqoba Mngqithi, who revealed that the reason Mkhuma hasn’t been seen anywhere near the first team is that he recently picked up an injury.

There were concerns that Mkhuma isn’t being played because Sundowns recently attempted to loan him out to Chippa United.

READ | ORLANDO PIRATES DENIED ME ACCESS, HUGO BROOS MAKES SHOCKING REVELATION

At the time, Mkhuma was believed to have fallen down the pecking order at Sundowns but Mngqithi said the club knows what the midfielder is capable of.

The real reason Sundowns wanted Mkhuma, 21, to be loaned out was to help him increase his chances of playing regular football.

READ | KAIZER CHIEFS | STUART BAXTER MADE TO REGRET REJECTING VICTOR LETSOALO

“He picked up an injury recently but has been fighting hard and has been showing very good signs,” Mngqithi told the media.

“We know what he is capable of and even the thinking of him going out on loan was to try and maximise the number of minutes he can play this season so that come next season, he is among the players that can really fight for their places because we know what he can bring to the team,” confirmed Mngqithi.

READ | BAFANA BAFANA LATEST | SUNDOWNS DOMINATE HUGO BROOS’ 23-MAN SQUAD

“But he is very young, and it is not helping him to not be playing regularly which is why we wanted him to move to where he could play regularly,” concluded Mngqithi.