Rhulani Mokwena returns to Mamelodi Sundowns

Mamelodi Sundowns have confirmed that former Orlando Pirates and Chippa United coach Rhulani Mokwena has returned to the club.

The 33-year-old reunites with the Brazilians after three years, having spent two seasons as assistant coach to then Pirates coach Milutin Sredojevc before being loaned to Chippa, where he spent four months as head coach.

However, his time with the Chilli Boys was short-lived and he decided to part ways with the club when his contract expired on 30 June.

Mokwena will travel to Rustenburg to join the Brazilians in camp as soon as he has received the results for his Covid-19 test. He is expected to rejoin the Chloorkop side in the same capacity as second assistant to Pitso Mosimane and Manqoba Mnqithi.

The Brazilians released the following statement on Mokwena’s return:

‘Former Mamelodi Sundowns assistant coach Rulani Mokwena is expected to rejoin the Chloorkop side in the same capacity, having parted ways with the club back in 2017 to join arch-rivals Orlando Pirates.’

‘Mokwena will travel to Rustenburg to join the Brazilians in camp as soon as he has received the results for his Covid-19 test. 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 took the time to capacitate himself by travelling 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 looks 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.’