Sundowns confirm Mokwena return

Mamelodi Sundowns have confirmed that Rhulani Mokwena will re-join the club as an assistant coach, taking up the role he left in 2017.

Mokwena will join up with the club in their Rustenburg training base once he has been give the Covid-19 all-clear, partnering once again with head coach Pitso Mosimane and fellow assistant Manqoba Mngqithi.

Mokwena was part of the technical team before leaving to join Orlando Pirates as assistant, and later a short spell as head coach with The Buccaneers and at Chippa United.  

“Mokwena will travel to Rustenburg to join the Brazilians in camp as soon as he has received the results for his Covid-19 test,” Sundowns confirmed on their club website. “If everything goes according to plan, he will join the team by the end of this week.

“The experienced Mokwena spent more than three years with Sundowns before embarking on a journey to coach some of the most competitive sides in the PSL. He also travelled to Europe to study at the current EPL Champions, Liverpool.

"The President of Mamelodi Sundowns, Dr Patrice Motsepe, welcomed Mokwena back home to the Mamelodi Sundowns family as the club look to reinforce the technical team as they continue to aspire to dominate in the CAF Champions League to earn the second star for the club and beyond.

"Mokwena will add a new dimension to our already accomplished technical team and will make a valuable contribution to Sundowns."