AmaZulu head coach Benni McCarthy has made it clear that striker Phakamani Mahlambi needs to work harder to get more game-time.
As an exciting teenage marksman at Bidvest Wits, Mahlambi seemed to have the football world at his feet and was even touted by some as the 'next Benni McCarthy' in reference to Bafana Bafana's leading goal scorer.
But Mahlambi's career has not yet taken off after he moved to Mamelodi Sundowns before having a relatively unsuccessful stint with Egyptian giants Al Ahly and then returning home, first back to Sundowns, and subsequently on to AmaZulu.
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He was among a number of high profile players signed under the watch of ambitious new Usuthu owner Sandile Zungu, yet the now 23-year-old has tasted just 60 minutes of action this term in two substitute appearances.