12th October 2025
The youth international impressed after spending more than two months in South America as part of a collaborative initiative between the club and the academy.
Speaking to SABC Sport, Khan expressed his delight at seeing the U20 AFCON winner secure such a move, even though he narrowly missed out on Amajita’s FIFA U20 World Cup squad.
"We were optimistic that he would make it, but in fairness, he's only 17 now, and I think a lot of the players in that squad are currently playing for PSL clubs," said Khan.
"So their ages are probably between 19-20, with maybe an exception of a few – I think [Mfundo] Vilakazi is 18 or 19 now, so I think KG still has a couple of years.
"But the coaches invited him to the initial squad before they chose their final squad, and they liked him a lot, but I think we have to be fair to the fact that he's still young and he has time.
"I think the big boost is that he's now going to join a club that has huge history in developing top players – currently they have two players at Chelsea, both Brazilian, I think Estevao is the one."
Khan believes Madiba is destined to become a future Bafana Bafana star and expects Fluminense’s academy setup to fast-track his development.
"When KG goes to that particular academy, I get goosebumps because he's hungry. All he said when I empathised with him [for missing the U20 squad], he said, 'Coach, I'm ready now to go and work,'" he added.
"He didn't take it hard, he understood that in life these things do happen, but he's going to come out stronger, and I do think that KG is going miss out on a couple of [junior] stages.
"And when he gets there, in the next year or two, I think he'll be ready to be scouted for the national team. I think by the time he gets to 19-20, he will be a player we'll see in the [Bafana Bafana] team."