Talented right winger Keletso Makgalwa will be still competing with his parent club Mamelodi Sundowns' stars this season while on loan at TS Galaxy.
Makgalwa revealed this yesterday during Galaxy's media open day at St Stithians College in Johannesburg. The 25-year-old explosive winger spent last term on loan at Swallows, meaning this will be his second straight season on loan. The lad from Mokopane in Limpopo aims to rack up the same numbers as Sundowns players while he is at Galaxy to boost his chances of returning to Chloorkop.
"In terms of game time last season, I think my loan spell at Swallows was successful but in terms of the numbers it wasn't good. Sometimes the numbers count a lot. If you can check the numbers of the players at Sundowns, the stats, there's [Surprise] Ralani, [Neo] Maema, Mshishi [Themba Zwane] and Gaston [Sirino],'' Makgalwa said.
"These are the players I am competing with, so I should at least be at their level to stand a chance [of returning to stake his claim at the Brazilians]. Last season I didn't get to that level. This season I have ambitions as far as scoring goals and getting those assists are concerned. I am competing with Sundowns players, so I have to reach their level before I can think of going back there."
Makgalwa played 27 games for Swallows and managed to find the back of the net only once in all competitions last term. On the other hand, Ralani, Maema, Zwane and Sirino scored a whopping 21 goals between them in as many games across all tournaments.
Makgalwa is likely to make his Rockets debut when they face struggling Golden Arrows at Princess Magogo Stadium on Saturday (3pm).
Galaxy are enjoying a blistering start to the campaign with two big wins (against the defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns and their Tshwane neighbours SuperSport United) and a draw (against AmaZulu) from their first three outings.
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