A Mamelodi Sundowns legend has joined SAFA Gauteng ABC Motsepe League side Dondol Stars ahead of the 2023/24 season.
‘Chaba Refete’, as they are popularly known the football circles, introduced their technical team for the new campaign on Wednesday, 27 September 2023.
The side will kick off their league title defence this coming Saturday, as the provincial ABC League roars to life.
Dondol are a very ambitious team with coaches that has an excellent philosophy and players with intent.
This is a team that is good enough to go toe-to-toe with any club as proven by their good journey in the 2023 Nedbank Cup tournament.
To put a cherry on top, Dondol had a successful season in the last term.
The side reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 Nedbank Cup competition after defeating SuperSport United and AmaZulu in the last 32 and 16 respectively.
The club went on to win the Gauteng ABC Motsepe League and subsequently qualified for the SA third-tier national playoffs.
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Dondol have acquired the services of Sundowns legend Alex Bapela. He joins the side as co-coach.
Bapela will work alongside Khuliso Rashamuse, who was part of the club’s success last campaign.
Bapela comes in highly rated as he represented the likes of Real Rovers and Bafana Ba Style.
He also won six caps for Bafana Bafana, having represented the country between 1999 and 2000.
With Bapela’s extensive experience of the beautiful game, will be expected to help the side to achieve its ultimate goal of qualifying for the ABC League national playoffs, and possibly getting promoted to the Motsepe Foundation Championship next season.
With the new season fast approaching, Dondol will be under pressure to replicate their last campaign’s form and make their fans happy once more.
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