Castro and Brockie to grab the limelight

Saturday night’s big Premiership contest between Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg has the potential to turn into the Leonardo Castro versus Jeremy Brockie striker show. Both sides have plenty of stars. But the two high-profile new signings‚ each of whom so far have just one impressive substitutes’ debut between them‚ are threatening to hog the limelight. Castro came on for Chiefs against Baroka FC at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday and smashed in a spectacular goal to earn his side a 2-1 victory. Brockie‚ the most prolific striker in the PSL for the past two-and-a-half years‚ was introduced once Sundowns had already wrapped up the game in their 3-0 defeat of Platinum Stars at Loftus Versfeld‚ and did not score but looked sharp. Castro has much to prove against Sundowns‚ where‚ after being pivotal in the team winning the 2015-16 PSL title‚ the footballer found himself increasingly sidelined over the past one-and-a-half seasons. Downs coach Pitso Mos...

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