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30-year-old midfielder has suffered a thigh injury that will keep him out of the Sundowns team for four weeks. Image: @Masandawana/ Twiter

Sundowns coach offers key update on Zungu, Nasir

New recruit Bongani Zungu won’t be in action for Sundowns in the near future, but Abubeker Nasir should be back soon.

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30-year-old midfielder has suffered a thigh injury that will keep him out of the Sundowns team for four weeks. Image: @Masandawana/ Twiter

Ahead of the new season, Sundowns have begun to bolster their squad with carefully-considered recruits, while the Brazilians recently welcomed the arrival of Abubeker Nassir from Ethiopian Coffee, and he has already made an immediate impact.

Earlier this year it was also confirmed that Moroccan defender Abdelmounaim Boutouil would be joining Masandawana, while it’s also more recently been announced by Uruguayan side Montevideo City Torque that Chilean midfield sensation Marcelo Allende is set to move to the DStv Premiership champions.

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The latest to be officially unveiled is Bongani Zungu who marks his return to Chloorkop after leaving the club in 2016 to play internationally.

However, he won’t be rushed back into action considering that he last played in April for French club Amiens SC.

“He is still a little bit far [from playing] considering he was not part of the preseason training and he still has a bit of work to do because he has not been playing for the longest of time,” Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi said after Sundowns’ 1-1 DStv Premiership draw with Sekhukhune United in Polokwane, as quoted by TimesLive.

“But we are hoping it will be shorter than two months because he is a very disciplined boy, who works very hard. He is showing interest to really come and assist the team.

“So we are looking forward to the progress that he will make in the next three to four weeks, and optimistic he is going to come in and help us.”

So although it may be a while before Sundowns fans get to see Zungu in action, there is more positive news on the injury status of new Ethiopian signing Abubeker Nasir.

“He sprained his ankle in the game against Kaizer Chiefs, he should be back probably in the next week or two,” Mngqithi commented.

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Zungu has revealed why he rejoined Sundowns

“When I left Sundowns was already on a high, you know I came here as a very young boy from AmaTuks and I learnt a lot, the club changed my life and we won trophies and to come back and see how the club has improved even more and they got even more quality players was also very influential in my decision of coming back here and I am really excited about it,” he told Sundowns TV.

“Before I signed here, you think about what you might bring and what you would like to achieve and personally its something that added to me making a decision to come back, that I would really love to go and compete for the Champions League and the fact that the club is also there amongst the best in Africa competing to win the trophy not just to be in the group stages but to get as far as getting another star, [FIFA] Club World Cup, so that is just very good,” he added.

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