Chiefs, Pirates, Sundowns in the race for three Stellenbosch stars

It looks almost certain that at least one Stellenbosch FC player will move to either Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates or Mamelodi Sundowns.

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KAIZER CHIEFS AND CO. IN THE RACE FOR STELLENBOSCH’S MENDIETA, MTHETHWA AND RAYNERS

Mmh, will Stellebosch be keen to lose half of the team’s spine next season? Defensive midfielder Sibongiseni Mthethwa, central attacking midfielder Junior Mendieta and the center forward Iqraam Rayners are the subjects of transfer interest at Chiefs, Pirates and Sundowns.

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According to Unplayable, Kabo Yellow and the Buccaneers are eyeing Rayners, Chiefs are after Mthethwa while all three Gauteng giants are keen to sign Mendieta.

ARTHUR ZWANE ON WHY ORLANDO PIRATES ARE BETTER THAN AMAKHOSI

Meanwhile, Chiefs coach Arthur Zwan believes bitter Soweto rivals Pirates have an important edge over Amakhosi.

As last weekend’s event went, the Sea Robbers marched into the Nedbank Cup final after downing Amakhosi at the FNB Stadium, with the goals coming from Kermit Erasmus, Yusuf Maart (Chiefs), and Sandile Mthethwa.

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According to Zwane, the Buccaneers have established a core while his Chiefs team are still working to form connections.

However, looking at both line-ups, Chiefs started with seven new players compared to Pirates’ six.

“Obviously the only difference when it comes to that is us bringing in new players, that needed to gel,” Zwane via SABC Sport.

“We were also working on our chemistry and understanding and when you look at Pirates how many players that they brought this season.

“Already they had a core. With us, we didn’t have a core. We had to start afresh. When you look at players that were part and parcel of the team this season, some of them did not play.

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“Taking into consideration that most of our key players, for me very key players that could have played a huge role, [even in Saturday’s game] and many other games that we ended up losing, they were out injured,” the Chiefs mentor concluded.

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This article was originally published by Siseko Gwegwe.