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Orlando Pirates midfielder Monnapule Saleng has said he nearly signed for Kaizer Chiefs before joining Bucs.
The 24-year-old received his second Bafana Bafana call up when he was named by Hugo Broos in the squad that will face Mozambique and Angola in the international friendly matches this month. Saleng first played for Bafana when he participated in the COSAFA Cup last year.
The former Free State Stars winger spoke with South African Football Association media and mentioned that he nearly played for Chiefs after he was monitored by a scout while still with Ea Lla Koto.
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Saleng was the GladAfrica (now Motsepe Foundation) Championship’s top goalscorer in the 2020/21 season before he was signed by Pirates the following season of 2021/22 and loaned out to Swallows FC.
“It’s difficult, but that’s football,” Saleng told SAFA media.
“I should have played for Chiefs because there was a scout monitoring me from Chiefs when I was at Free State Stars. I don’t know what happened.
“But it’s football because I ended up playing for Pirates. I should have played for Chiefs when I was at Free State Stars, but they were delays and I don’t know what happened because I ended up playing for Pirates.”