AfricaPress-Tanzania: ORMER Simba SC striker, Junior Lokosa, has been heavily linked with a move to South Africa football big guns Kaizer Chiefs, according to Global Football Reports.
Lokosa was released by the Tanzanian soccer giants a few days ago, and it seems like he will be playing in South Africa’s DStv Premiership next season.
Global Football Reports stated that Lokosa is set to fly to South Africa today for the medical fitness with Chiefs.
Kaizer Chiefs are very busy behind close doors as they are preparing for the 2021/22 season.
They are experiencing a dissapointing season as they failed to add new players to the squad to due transfer ban.
The Nigerian attacker had parted ways with Simba SC after spending only two months with the club.
The striker suffered a long-term injury, and that saw his minutes limited while he was still at Espérance Sportive de Tunis.
The Tunisian side opted to part ways with the Nigerian striker and he joined Simba SC in the January transfer window.
The player will fly to South Africa in order to go the fitness test and trials with Kaizer Chiefs.
Should the player pass the trials, he will then join the club for the following season.
He will be a good addition to the Amakhosi squad as they are struggling in front of goal this season.
Samir Nurkovic has struggled this season and, should Lokosa join them, he will give Nurkovic competition.
Simba SC’s leadership had, a day earlier, announced the outfit has parted ways with their Nigerian striker, Junior, after missing three days in the side’s training.
Lokosa joined Simba two months ago from Tunisia’s Esperance, which he served before returning to Nigeria where he was out of action for more than eight months.
Simba signed the striker believing he could get back to his best and help them in this season’s CAF Champions League group stage.
Didier Gomes, Simba’s coach, recently admitted that the squad’s two signings in the mini transfer window, Lokosa and Zimbabwean central defender Peter Muduhwa, are good but they have a tough test.
Gomes said: “Lokosa failed to play competitive matches for a long time, given the country’s soccer tournament he was participating in was suspended because of COVID-19, so until the time he got here he was not physically fit.”
“I need more time to improve Lokosa and restore his physical fitness and after that I will give him a chance to play, that’s why he has not been seen in competitive matches so far,” he said.
He noted: “Muduhwa has been doing well even in practice but it is difficult to reduce players who play well and understand each other in the league but if there is a challenge or need more playing space is possible.”
“After the season is over we will evaluate the whole squad and look at the needs of our team and then I will give my perspective on the players we need to stay with and areas to strengthen,” he disclosed.
According to Gomes, Lokosa needed to work hard and show quality so he could get a chance to play in front of the outfit’s forwards, Chris Mugalu, John Bocco and Meddie Kagere
