Johannesburg — Bruce Bvuma has described his two-year contract extension at Kaizer Chiefs as a continuation “of living my dream”. Such that he’s credited the Almighty God and the hard work that he’s put in after his contract was extended early this week.
Over the years, Chiefs have arguably unearthed the finest goalkeepers than any other club in South African football. As such, Bvuma was expected to quickly follow in those footsteps after he’s promotion to the senior team back in 2017.
But with Itumeleng Khune the team’s undisputed No. 1 then, Bvuma juggled between the senior and youth structures. And in the process, he's only made 28 appearances for Chiefs so far and got a handful of call-ups to the Bafana set-up.
The return of coach Stuart Baxter has seen all the four keepers – Bvuma, Khune, Brandon Peterson and Daniel Akpeyi – get a shot between the sticks this season. But it’s been Akpeyi that has been the preferred No. 1 keeper so far.
However, having Baxter alluded that whichever keeper impresses the most at training will get to play, Bvuma will be eager to see to it that he’s the team’s No. 1. After all, getting his contract extended meant that he’ll get to live his dream.
“To play for Kaizer Chiefs has been a dream. The fact that they trusted me to renew with them means a lot because I will continue living my dream. I feel blessed and I thank the Almighty God for keeping me this long in the team,” he said.
“(What has kept me going) can only be the grace of God because there’s nothing special about me. I just keep on praying and working hard. I always try to stay out of trouble by doing the right things. I also do some extra work at training.”
Bvuma might have made just 28 appearances in the famous black and gold
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