Ex-Kaizer Chiefs star’s signing discribed as ‘huge!’ – You aren’t worried

Mamelodi Sundowns will benefit from the signing of former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Thabo Cele and Wandile Duba, according to the club legend Hlompho Kekana.

The Glamour Boys made a surprising decision by letting Cele leave as a free agent after terminating his contract. He had served the club for barely one-and-a-half years before the parties parted ways.

However, he will have to prove he is more effective like his competitors Marcelo Allanede, Gomolemo Kekana, Teboho Mokoena and Bathusi Aubaas, to be involved regularly on the pitch.

Young centre-back Wandile Duba was also snapped up from Siwelele FC to bolster the defense.

What Cele and Dube bring to Sundowns

“Look, when you are a team like Mamelodi Sundowns, you need personnel that have been tested, with the combination of youth and experience because in that position, Mokoena has been excellent, let’s be honest,” Kekana told FARPost.

“I was that player who played so many games, and I know the impact of having to play so many matches. Sometimes you play when you are not fresh, and that’s where injuries come into play. But when you have a bench that can back you, and they are on the same level as you, then even when you are injured you are not worried because someone else will take the team to the level that it has always been at.

“So I think the recruitment of Cele and Wandile Dube is huge because when you look at Wandile, he’s young and a left centre-back, which is rare to find in South Africa.

“You want to have such talent in your team, particularly with Sundowns having so many matches coming up. I feel for them, but they have to make sure that they win football matches for us,” he concluded.