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Kuda Mahachi might stay longer at Bosso

by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
10 Jun 2014 at 07:59hrs | Views
HIGHLANDERS' ginger-haired dribbling menace Kudakwashe Mahachi might stay longer with the Bulawayo giants after his Absa Premiership outfit Mamelodi Sundowns said they would not recall 90 percent of their on-loan players for next season.

Mahachi was loaned out to Highlanders by the South African side and is one of the over 20 players that the Absa Premiership champions loaned out to various clubs in the Premiership,  National First Division, Zambia, Belgium and Zimbabwe.

Other Zimbabweans still on the Brazilians books are former Hwange skipper Method Mwanjali, loaned to Mpumalanga Black Aces and Nyasha Mushekwi who was at KV Oostende in Belgium.

Mike Ntombela, Mamelodi Sundowns' director of football, told South African media that they (club) would first hold a meeting with the players as it would be unfair for them to know of their fate through the media.

"We will finalise on that once we have had meetings with them (players out on loan). We have been following up on all of them and we are quite clear about what will happen," Ntombela is quoted saying on the online Kickoff.com.

He said he remained certain that a significant number of their players on loan would not be returning to the club.

Said Ntombela: "It will be unfair of me to divulge the names but I would say 90 percent of those players will not be coming back to the squad. We should first talk to them because they should not be hearing about their fate in the media before we have informed them. They are still our players and we want to respect them."

Mahachi has been in decent form for the Bulawayo giants and is set to go for trials at Monaco of France.

In January, The Brazilians also loaned out Thamsanqa Sangweni (Ajax), Raymond Monama (University of Pretoria), Richard Henyekane (Free State Stars), Emmanuel Mathias and Hichani Himonde (Zesco United, Zambia), with Mahachi being sent to Highlanders straight after being signed from Bantu Rovers to bring to 22 the number of players out on loan from Sundowns.

Katlego Mphela and Jabulani Shongwe were loaned to Kaizer Chiefs and Bidvest Wits respectively.

Sundowns have already added Lindokuhle Mbatha and Luyolo Nomandela to their roster.

Source - chronicle