Maraisane set for Sundowns exit
Pule Maraisane will be looking to make a move away from Mamelodi Sundowns come the January transfer window, the Siya crew has been led to believe.
The 28-year-old former junior international is still a Brazilians player but has not been part of the first team. He has been training with the club’s ABC Motsepe League team, M-Tigers but has not featured for them in league matches.
Maraisane was, in fact, watching M-Tigers in a clash against Jomo Cosmos in Pretoria last week and is waiting patiently for the January transfer window to open to see if he can secure a new club for the rest of the season.
The player, who has also been on the books of Orlando Pirates, spent some time at Marumo Gallants
last term and made eight appearances for the Limpopo outfit.
Since joining the Chloorkopbased outfit, he has made two appearances, in 2021/22. But he was unable to convince the technical team of a regular place in the line-up and was eventually sent out on loan to get more gametime.
Now, it appears he will get another opportunity for game-time elsewhere, as he is itching to get back onto the pitch to play at a high level.
With so much competition at Sundowns, Maraisane is unlikely to get another chance to feature for the star-studded side in future. emerged that Kaizer Chiefs are still on the hunt for a women’s team, with the likely next step being to purchase one that is already up and running.
The Soweto giants were linked with Hollywoodbets Super League outfit JVW FC, which is owned by soon-to-be retired Banyana Banyana defender Janine Van Wyk, but talks between the two parties eventually collapsed.
It’s since been reported that Van Wyk confirmed talks with Amakhosi but confirmed the Glamour Boys did not meet the “requirements” set out by the potential seller for the deal to go through.
The Naturena-based side are desperate to be ready to comply with the criteria set out by continental football governing body CAF that teams taking part in the inter-club competitions should either own or be affiliated with a women’s side.
What also added to the pressure was the appointment of Chiefs’ marketing and commercial director Jessica Motaung in the CAF Organising Committee for Women Football Standing Committee in 2022 until 2024.
The spotlight is on her to lead by example and this is part of the reason why Chiefs are not giving up on buying or establishing a women’s team.
But the fact that Amakhosi are not campaigning in any tournaments on the continent at the moment buys them more time to work around the clock to move in the right direction – and the Siya crew understands this remains an ongoing process.