Kaizer Chiefs forward Ranga Chivaviro has conceded that his maiden season at the club has not lived up to expectations, attributing his underwhelming performances to recurring injuries.
Chivaviro penned a deal with Chiefs at the start of the 2023/24 PSL season on a two-year deal with an option to extend for a further one year.
He joined the Soweto giants from Marumo Gallants, who are now competing in the Motsepe Foundation Championship.
The 30-year-old had a stellar 2022/23 season, bagging 17 goals in 31 appearances across all competitions, which caught the attention of Chiefs. However, he was the first to admit that his first few games at Chiefs have not gone to plan, insisting that injuries have stopped him from reaching his best level so far.
So far at Amakhosi, he has failed to get his name on the scoresheet in the six games he has played for the club this season. Chivaviro was addressing the media for the first time since joining Chiefs on Tuesday at Naturena.
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“Obviously I started slow because I got stalled by injuries,” said Chivaviro. “I’m back now, fully fit and trying to work my way back into the team and add value to the big machine Kaizer Chiefs is.
“I always try to add value, because there’s so much quality at this club. It’s not easy (to gel into Chiefs) there’s so much quality, and you need to prove yourself, you need to be 100% every day, like I said I had a setback with injury when I arrived, but it’s a thing of the past, I’m fit and hoping to add value going forward.
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“I think with the plans the coach and technical staff have, as a player, you need to adapt, not everything is going to be comfortable, not everything is going to be the way you want it to be; coming into an institute like this.
“You need to adapt to the way things are done here, and I think it’s my responsibility to make sure that I fit in and make sure I give the coaches something to see, (for him to say) I add value to his plans.”