Arthur Zwane now calls AmaZulu striker Thandolwethu Ngwenya as one of the best after labelling him 'lazy' last week

Arthur Zwane has changed his tune on AmaZulu striker Thandolwethu Ngwenya.

Zwane last week called the striker ‘lazy’ but over the weekend he called him one of the best.

The Usuthu gaffer spoke glowingly of the Zimbabwean marksman who has been in scintillating form for the Kwa-Zulu Natal side after scoring one of the goals as they beat Siwelele FC 2-0 on Saturday.

He likened Ngwenya to the likes of Peter Ndlovu, Knowledge Musona and Khama Billiat, who hail from Zimbabwe and had decorated careers.

“When you have a player like him that shows hunger…he’s still young, but he’s going to get to the level of the Musonas,” said Zwane.

“I’m his mentor, I’m his coach, I’m going to push him to that level. I want Thando when he goes to Zimbabwe, he should be treated like a Musona, like Billiat, like a Peter Ndlovu because he’s got that potential as a striker, he can score, he’s got goals in him.

“He’s not yet at his best right now because that injury took him out for a very long time and he came back, a little bit sluggish, but because he has goals in him, he’s a sniper, you know, so we’ll work on him.”