Swazi striker set for Pirates debut

SISA MAJOLA

JOHANNESBURG - Swaziland international midfielder-cum-striker Dennis Masina is set to make his debut for Orlando Pirates on Saturday when they clash with Manchester City at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane.

This will be the first match of the pre-season Vodacom Challenge tournament that also features Kaizer Chiefs.

But Masina, along with University of Pretoria midfielder Phenyo Mongala, have yet to sign contracts with the club.

Mongala has been with the team since last week and will also likely feature on the weekend.

According to Pirates’ administrative manager Floyd Mbele, negotiations to buy both players from their respective teams are at an advanced stage, provided they impress the technical team over the next week.

The 27-year-old Masina is a talented marksman who hardly featured for SuperSport United during their league championship success last season.

According to Pirates’ website, the club is providing him an opportunity to train with the team in order to “prove his mettle to the hard to please Bucs’ head coach Ruud Krol”.

Mbele confirmed that Masina began training with the rest of the players on Tuesday morning.

“I would like to state that we are at an advanced stage of our negotiations with SuperSport United for the services of Masina,” said Mbele.

“As a consequence, he will start training with the club this morning so that the coach can have a look at him, and then, we can take it from there.”

Masina has had a stint in Europe between 2004 and 2006, playing in Holland for Eendracht Aalst and for KC Mechelen in Belgium.

He originally came to South Africa aged just 18 to link up with the now defunct Umtata Bush Bucks.

Incidentally, he was said to have made an impression on another English club – Tottenham Hotspur – who were then coached by Glenn Hoddle back in 2002 when they were in the country to take part in the same competition.

Tottenham ended up signing Mbulelo Mabizela, who was turning out for the Buccaneers at the time.

Masina is almost certain to feature against City and possibly against Chiefs on July 23 at the newly-built Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

Er zijn er al een aantal die hier met veel lawaai en ongenoegen vertrekken en 2 of 3 jaar later verdwijnen in lagere reeksen.
Diegene die niet tevreden zijn moet je laten gaan ze vallen daarna wel op hun pootjes.
En zeker en vast bepaalde jeugdspelers die hier niet tevreden waren!!!!!!

Dienen leeft ook nog

Dat is wel de topclub ze in Zuid Afrika ...

Ik denk dat Kaiser Chiefs en Malmelody Sundowns ofzo nog een trapje hoger staan. Die spelen altijd voor de titel.

Masina heeft toch nooit voor een Mechelen gespeeld?

is toch van bij ons naar de kakkers vertrokken?

Ik denk dat Kaiser Chiefs en Malmelody Sundowns ofzo nog een trapje hoger staan. Die spelen altijd voor de titel.

Masina heeft toch nooit voor een Mechelen gespeeld?

ook de orlando pirates spelen daar elk jaar top hoor...

Waar zit Kjell Vanderhaegen nu?
Dienen vervult de job van verkoper bij Topsport in alle geval met brio

serieus ? zat bij fcn afgelopen seizoen en was daar redelijk goed nochtans...

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