Kaizer Chiefs defender Njabulo Blom is confident he can recover from his thigh injury in time for when the Absa Premiership returns.

The 20-year-old sustained the injury while playing for the reserves side in the MultiChoice Diski Challenge clash against Baroka on 8 February this year.

However, Blom is relishing to get back on to the field when the league resumes amid the coronavirus pandemic that has halted all South African football.

‘As far as my injury from the tight thigh muscle [is concerned],’ Blom told the club’s official website, ‘our technical team has been supportive and giving me all the necessary treatment and encouragement I need.

‘I am OK now and once we get back to the fields, I should be ready to return to playing.

‘Nothing much in terms of training has changed except for doing it in isolation and away from the fields,’ he continued.

‘We are working out from home. We all have a programme to follow and the technical team is monitoring us online.’

Blom says he can’t forget his impressive peformance for Amakhosi when they beat Mamelodi Sundowns last October, while also picked out his worse match in a Chiefs jersey when they were edged by Maritzburg United in the Telkom Knockout Cup.

‘It was my first big match I played since I turned out for the first team. I think I did well on the day and from the feedback I received, it really made me proud,’ he said.

‘I will always cherish that moment and, most importantly, use that performance as a yardstick to be repeated consistently going forward. It was a high-tempo game and I am glad I helped the team to perform on the day.

‘I also won’t forget to learn from the worst moments in my game. When we lost to Maritzburg United in the Telkom Knockout Cup semi-finals, we committed lots of errors, especially at the back.

‘I have moved on and think that experience will help me to improve in my game.’