Gabadinho Mhango signs for Orlando Pirates league rivals – reports!

Gabadinho Mhango has finally secured a move away from Orlando Pirates after finalising a deal with AmaZulu according to reports.

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Mhango has been a peripheral figure at Pirates this season, and is now set to depart for AmaZulu if the latest news proves accurate.

Mhango struggled with discipline and injuries this season

Mhango had been embroiled in a lot of off the field controversy, that has subsequently hampered his game time at Pirates. First he was he was held up outside of a Pretoria night club, with reports suggesting he could not foot a hefty bill. Not long after that he would find himself riddled in more controversy, as he was alleged to have driven over the foot of adult actress Wandi Ndlovu. To make matters worse for the Malawian international, all of this happened at a time where he was injured and supposed to be self-isolating. 

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After those incidents, it has been a long way back for Mhango , who even after recovering from the injury that kept him sidelined, he still found himself out of the Pirates match day squad. He then got a temporary escape from the Buccaneers camp, when he was called up by the Malawian national team coach to play in the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon earlier this year. Malawi ended up being one of the surprise packages of the tournament, as they progressed beyond the group stages with Mhango starring.

Pirates were expected to play him more after AFCON

After his exploits in Cameroon, it was thought that Mhango would be afforded a run of games at Pirates, especially after his attitude was praised by their management before he left for the Afcon. Contrary to those beliefs, however, he has continued to find himself outside the starting 11.

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Just this morning, it was suggested that Mhango’s future could be determined by the movement of Royal AM striker Victor Letsoalo, as TwihliTwahla had earmarked the Malwian international as his possible replacement.  However, the latest reports suggest that  MaMkhize’s side have in fact lost out in their pursuit of the player, with sources speaking to Kick Off suggesting that the player has already sealed his move to the other side of Durban, with AmaZulu. 

Source confirms he is AmaZulu-bound

“Yes I can confirm that Gabadinho Mhango is going to AmaZulu,” An AmaZulu club insider confirmed according to the same publication 

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It had also been reported that Pirates owner Irvin Khoza had given the player his blessing to leave, should the club get a suitable offer for his services. It would then suggest that AmaZulu would’ve paid top dollar for Mhango’s services.