Cape Town - Cape Town City continue to be patient with prized striker Lehlohonolo Majoro. The 30-year-old transferred to the Mother City with much fanfare as the new PSL club’s ‘Hollywood signing’ but he’s yet to have any impact.
Majoro has only revealed glimpses of the ability that made him one of the most feared forwards in the PSL.
City, though, are confident that it’s just a matter of time before the player nicknamed Major hits his straps and gets among the goals again.
On Saturday night, City are back in action when they host promoted Baroka FC at the Cape Town Stadium (kick-off 8.15pm) and it provides Majoro with another opportunity to persist with his adaptation to the Cape.
Because, make no mistake, once the striker settles and finds his touch again, opposition defences are in for a torrid time from the City marksman.
In recent weeks, as Majoro acclimatises to his new surroundings, and works on recapturing his form, City coach Eric Tinkler has also used the highly promising Judas Moseamedi in attack. The Cape side, in fact, are blessed to have two such talented forwards in their squad. The strikers are different in style - Majoro has craft and guile, while Moseamedi is an all-action speed and power freak - which allows Tinkler to alternate the two, depending on the tactics he wishes to implement.
Majoro is from Ladybrand in the Free State and, after a few spells with lower division clubs in his home province, it was at AmaZulu in Durban that he would sensationally come to prominence in 2010. His scoring exploits for the Durban club saw him snapped up by Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs the following year and, two years after that, it was on to the black half of Soweto to sign for Orlando Pirates.
Throughout this purple patch, the goals kept flowing for Majoro - until last season at the Buccaneers, when it all went sour. The goals had dried up, he was battling with form, and had lost his place at Pirates. And so, this season, after the establishment of City as a new PSL club in Cape Town, Majoro took the plunge when asked to make the trip south.
“City are a new club with new ambitions, which is what I needed in my career,” said Majoro.
“Sometimes a player needs to step out of his comfort zone. In Joburg, I had everything I needed, I was comfortable ... But, now, Cape Town is a new environment for me, and it’s a new beginning.
“My aim is just to perform well for City and to contribute positively to all the club wants to achieve, which is to finish the season in at least a top eight position and to win trophies. I believe we have the squad to do so.”
Majoro is correct in his assessment of the current City squad. Goalkeeper Shu-aib Walters has been the epitome of reliability, wingers Bongolethu Jayiya and Aubrey Ngoma are the creative sparks, while Mpho Matsi, Tshepo Gumede and Vincent Kobola provide impressive defensive cover.
He just has to get scoring.
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