Middendorp said he believes the 32-year-old Nigeria international has the experience to be able to bounce back when sixth-placed Amakhosi meet ninth-positioned Highlands Park at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday .
Akpeyi was signed from Chippa United on the last day of the transfer window on January 31‚ after Virgil Vries had clearly struggled deputising for injured Khune‚ with notable howlers in defeats against Mamelodi Sundowns and Cape Town City. “I only hope that he has the right mentality to bounce back‚ and not getting any effects by it‚” Middendorp said on Thursday.“You expect that there will be the possibility to make a mistake. That’s normal – that’s nothing unusual.