Last season, the Sea Robbers player scored 10 goals and provided 12 assists in the 40 matches he played across all competitions.
Former Orlando Pirates skipper Benedict ‘Tso' Vilakazi has supported South Africa legend Jomo Sono regarding Bucs midfielder Patrick Maswanganyi.
Tito was handed the retired jersey number 10 to use in the Caf Champions League. Sono recently claimed the creative Bafana Bafana international just dribbles in his own half and has no impact in the final third like what the former used to do.
Tso now says Maswanganyi should emulate what Sono was doing, and told off critics who claimed the Black Prince was jealous and bitter.
‘Tito goes towards his own goal, Sono used to go forward'
“I always say there is nothing wrong when players jump on top of the ball,” Vilakazi told iDiski TV in a recent interview.
“But the question I have is, ‘Why are you doing that skill’? Are you doing that to minus the opposition, are you doing that to buy time so that you can get support? Why are you doing that?
“Dr. Sono said I saw Maswanganyi doing his style but going towards his own goal posts. From the clips I saw [of Sono] I saw him jumping but going forward and from there he made a pass going forward.”
‘Maswanganyi will not reach Sono's level’
Vilakazi says some of the fans never saw Sono and the impact he made during his active days on the pitch. He went on to claim that Maswanganyi will not reach the level reached by the South Africa legend.
“Our fans don’t respect anyone. They need to be educated about football. Our people love football they are not educated about football. They don’t know the history about football,” he added.
“Dr. Sono did his thing, he was the best player during his time and the new generation didn’t see Sono and they don’t want to know what he did. They don’t care and that’s the problem with our people.
“I don’t know how we can help them to see the way we see. Maswanganyi is a very good player but for me you can’t go as far as Dr. Sono.”
