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Ajax Cape Town new signing Thendo Mukumela

Ajax Cape Town have confirmed the signing of young defender Thendo Mukumela, who joins the club from defending Absa Premiership giants Mamelodi Sundowns.

The Urban Warriors confirmed the arrival of Mukumela on Tuesday morning after putting pen to paper on a permanent deal at the club.

The 20-year-old was training with Ajax for the past few weeks alongside former teammates Khayelihle Shozi and Keletso Makgalwa.

Mukumela managed to impress Pitso Mosimane with his exploits for the club’s reserve team last season and was promoted to the Brazilians first team in August last year.

The South African U20 defender struggled for game at Sundowns and was at the bottom of the pecking order with the likes of Wayne Arendse, Ricardo Nascimento, Motjeka Madisha and Bangaly Soumahoro getting the nod ahead of the starlet.

On an international level, Mukumela has played for South African at Un17 and U20 level while also featuring in the Africa  Cup of Nations and Fifa World Cup on both levels.