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Mamelodi Sundowns appear to have made key progress in their decision-making over the foreign players who will be on their books this season.
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Ahead of the new season, Sundowns have begun to bolster their squad with carefully-considered recruits, while earlier this year the Brazilians secured the services of Abubeker Nassir from Ethiopian Coffee after undergoing a successful trial.
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However, the 22-year-old was loaned back to his club immediately after putting pen to paper as Sundowns had already exhausted their foreign quota. Recently, though, Nassir headed to South Africa to join up with Masandawana.
It’s now reported that Nassir may not be able to be included in Sundowns’ latest squad for the new 2022-23 season, and could be loaned out to another PSL club to gain experience in the league.
Notably, it’s also reported by SABC Sport that Sundowns will free up another foreign spot as Zimbabwe international defender Divine Lunga is set to move to Golden Arrows for the 2022/23 season on a loan deal.
The Premier Soccer League only allows for clubs to register five non-South African players at a time, unless they have been approved for a permanent residency permit (PRP), which importantly is now the case with Namibian superstar Peter Shalulile.
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Earlier this year it was already confirmed that Moroccan defender Abdelmounaim Boutouil would be joining Masandawana, and with the addition of Boutouil and Nassir, Sundowns were set to have more foreign internationals on their books than the allowed amount of five, and did need to decide which handful should registered with the PSL.
It’s also more recently been confirmed by Uruguayan side Montevideo City Torque that Chilean midfield sensation Marcelo Allende is set to move to the DStv Premiership champions as well on what is reported to be a three-year deal. Allende had joined the Uruguayan club on a free transfer in January 2020.
Sundowns will soon be back in action
The Week 1 fixtures for the 2022/23 DStv Premiership season have recently been released – and Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates have tough opponents to kick-start their PSL campaigns!
Amakhosi and the Buccaneers are not the only ones with difficult starts as the same can be said for defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns.
All the fixtures, with dates, times and venues can now be found here
Friday, 5 August
Cape Town City v Mamelodi Sundowns, Cape Town Stadium – 19:30
Saturday, 6 August
Golden Arrows v Richards Bay, Princess Magogo Stadium – 15:00
Marumo Gallants v Stellenbosch, New Peter Mokaba Stadium – 15:00
Orlando Pirates v Swallows FC, Orlando Stadium – 15:00
Royal AM v Kaizer Chiefs, Chatsworth Stadium – 17:30
Maritzburg United v Sekhukhune United, Harry Gwala Stadium – 20:00
Sunday, 7 August
TS Galaxy v AmaZulu, Mbombela Stadium – 15:00
SuperSport United v Chippa United, Lucas Moripe Stadium – 17:30
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