Siwahla completes Chiefs move

31 July 2015 - 17:26 By Times LIVE
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Tefu Mashamaite (L) and Mkhanyiseli Siwahla (R) during the Absa Premiership match between Mpumalanga Black Aces and Kaizer Chiefs from Mbombela Stadium on August 02, 2013 in Nelspruit, South Africa.
Tefu Mashamaite (L) and Mkhanyiseli Siwahla (R) during the Absa Premiership match between Mpumalanga Black Aces and Kaizer Chiefs from Mbombela Stadium on August 02, 2013 in Nelspruit, South Africa.
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South African dribbling wizard Mkhanyiseli Siwahla has completed his move to Botswana outfit Mochudi Centre Chiefs.

Siwahla, who has played for a number of clubs in South Africa, has been training with Chiefs for two weeks now and based on his showing at training, he has clearly impressed. KickOff confirmed the deal on Thursday.

Siwahla is not be the first South African to play in the Botswana Premiership. Benedict Vilakazi, Manqoba Ngwenya and Lovers Mofokeng are some of the South Africans to play in the BPL.

Siwahla began his career with Ajax Cape Town in 2004. He became the youngest player to score a goal in South African PSL-eral in 2004 at the age of 15 years and 174 days when he scored in an ABSA Cup game against Dynamos.

It is the latest stop in a career he has spent hopping around several clubs having started as a teenager at Ajax Cape Town, where he shot to fame as the youngest scorer in Premiership history, aged 15.

He has also played for Bloemfontein Celtic, Chippa United and Mpumalanga Black Aces.

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