Confirmed: Rivaldo Coetzee joins Sundowns in swap deal

31 August 2017 - 20:31
By Marc Strydom And Mahlatse Mphahlele
ivaldo Coetzee during the International friendly match between South Africa and Zambia at Moruleng Stadium on June 13, 2017 Moruleng.
Image: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images ivaldo Coetzee during the International friendly match between South Africa and Zambia at Moruleng Stadium on June 13, 2017 Moruleng.

Bafana Bafana centreback Rivaldo Coetzee has been signed by Mamelodi Sundowns from Ajax Cape Town in a swap deal for another centreback‚ Mario Booysen.

Booysen (29)‚ who was on loan from Sundowns to SuperSport United last season‚ joined Ajax on a three-year contract on the final day of the transfer window on Thursday.

Coetzee (20) is believed to have joined Sundowns for longer.

The deal was confirmed to TimesLIVE by a source at Ajax‚ who said only the international clearances of both players need to be obtained for it to be concluded.

This follows a failed move for Coetzee this transfer window to Glasgow Celtic from Ajax‚ having failed a medical examination last week.