Cape Town City have officially announced that striker Matthew Rusike has parted ways with the club to join Norwegian club Stabaek.
The Zimbabwe international has struggled for game time at the Citizens this campaign, and has only managed to appear 13 times across all competitions, while bagging two goals in the process.
The former Kaizer Chiefs striker fell out of favour under City head coach Benni McCarthy once the striker Kermit Erasmus arrived in 2019.
The Citizens have since released the following statement regarding Rusike, which reads:
‘Cape Town City striker Matthew Rusike joins Norwegian Premier League side Stabaek. The club thanks Matty for his contribution over the last two seasons and wishes him well for the next stage of his career.’
Cape Town City striker, Matthew Rusike joins Norwegian Premier League side Stabaek. The club thanks Matty for his contribution over the last two seasons and wishes him well for the next stage of his career 💙#iamCityFC💥#FarewellMatty 👏 pic.twitter.com/oMy0hAcNZx
— Cape Town City FC (@CapeTownCityFC) March 11, 2019
Meanwhile, the 28-year-old confirmed that he is pleased to have secured a move back to Europe, having previously played for Swedish clubs Halmstads BK and Helsingborg IF.
‘I am happy to be here and (I am) looking forward to a good season,’ Rusike told the club’s official website.
‘We have a good team, a young team and it can quickly become very dangerous for our opponents,’ he concluded.
Thank you @CapeTownCityFC … but the jobs not over 😉💙 pic.twitter.com/WOzv2dUKwS
— Matthew Rusike (@Mattyrusike) March 11, 2019
Thanks to @CapeTownCityFC for the experience over the last 2 seasons. To be involved in such a great project was an honour and will cherish the times shared with amazing people. For now my journey takes me elsewhere. Nothing but love 💙
— Matthew Rusike (@Mattyrusike) March 11, 2019
New chapter has taken me back to Europe to Norwegian Top flight team @Stabaek and look to have a good year and push my way back into the national team 🇿🇼 such an amazing opportunity
— Matthew Rusike (@Mattyrusike) March 11, 2019