At a number of clubs like Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns and Maritzburg United, local shot-stoppers are playing second fiddle to talented foreign keepers such as Daniel Akpeyi, Denis Onyango and Richard Ofori, respectively.
At Amakhosi, Akpeyi toppled fan-favourite Itumeleng Khune, and the Nigerian has proven beyond doubt that he’s a quality keeper, while Ugandan Onyango has also done the same at the Brazilians, playing ahead of local boy Reyaad Pieterse, who’s third in the pecking order behind second choice Kennedy Mweene of Zambia.
Hailing from Ghana, where he’s also the Black Stars’ first choice, Ofori has been a colossal figure for Maritzburg since joining from his native Wa All Stars in 2017. Out of 22 league outings he’s featured in, Ofori boasts 10 league clean sheets, one behind SuperSport’s Ronwen Williams who has kept one better, but having played two games more, thus far.
It’s a local keeper in Bongani Mpandle who’s pushing Ofori at the Team of Choice.
The Zimbabwean duo of Elvis Chipezeze (Baroka) and George Chigova (Polokwane City), alongside Dutch pair of Peter Leeuwenburgh and Boy de Jong on the books of Cape Town City and Stellenbosch respectively, are other keepers from outside the country who’ve taken the Premiership by storm.