The monitoring of Khama Billiat by Manchester United revealed. Khama is a player who is approved by each and every coach in the PSL ,that he is a good player . This does not end here in South Africa but it goes beyond that because there are many teams in Europe including Manchester United which wanted to buy Khama Billiat .
“We also had a perfect relationship with Ajax Amsterdam, who came to scout for players from our team. We had a very good nursery for players at Ajax Cape Town and Khama was one of the most exciting prospects,” Comitis told The Sunday Mail.
“That relationship we had with Ajax Amsterdam allowed Thulani Serero to have a trial with the Dutch giants after we had done well in the 2010/2011 season, in which we finished second behind Orlando Pirates.
“Thulani had a phenomenal season. He was voted Player of the Year and was subsequently invited for trials at Ajax Amsterdam. That’s how he got there.
“Unfortunately for Billiat, at that time Serero was the star, and he went to Amsterdam ahead of Khama. But we were pretty sure he was one for the future.
“So, when Thulani left, Khama stepped up to the podium. But, we eventually sold our shares in the team to other guys in 2012 and unfortunately, they didn’t have that good link with Ajax Amsterdam and they ended up selling Khama to Mamelodi Sundowns.
“I personally think Khama could have played overseas; he is a quality player. He was phenomenal. He was a fantastic kid, very good in the change room and someone who loved to get all the attention which was a sign of a good striker.”
“I remember having a very good conversation about Billiat with Bryan Robson, who was then a scout at Manchester United when they came down here for a friendly match with our team,” said Comitis.
“They were impressed by Billiat and only wanted to see if his goal-scoring ability would improve. They were concerned with how good he was when it came to putting the ball into the net regularly.
“At that time, he wasn’t scoring as much as he went on to do later in his career. He was still young and sometimes lacked that consistency, which these Manchester United guys were searching for. He was eventually sold to Sundowns, which I think was a very good move.”
“He has not had a good season at Chiefs. There has been a lot of pressure on the kid,” Comitis said.