Former Mamelodi Sundowns and current Golden Arrows winger Kudakwashe Mahachi has confirmed that he will join Orlando Pirates at the end of the 2017/18 Absa Premiership season.

The 24-year-old has been the centre of widespread rumours during the transfer window suggesting that he could move to Gauteng, and the Zimbabwe international has revealed that he will join the Soweto giants at the end of the season.

‘It’s true that I’m leaving [Arrows] for Pirates at the end of the season,’ he told Isolezwe.

‘It doesn’t matter now whether or not I still wanted to stay at Arrows because this was discussed at a higher level.

‘The two teams discussed everything, and I was only told what will happen.

‘Pirates bought me [from Mamelodi Sundowns]. I will leave [Arrows] at the end of the current season.

‘My situation is different because it’s Rhulani [Mokwena] who wanted me. I know that because even at Sundowns, he was always fighting for me to be given the opportunity,’ he concluded.

The Zimbabwe international has notched up 84 appearances, netting 13 goals and being on hand to assist 11 goals for Sundowns and Arrows in all competitions respectively since arriving in South Africa in 2014.

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