Eswatini midfielder Nhlanhla Nkosi has officially been cleared by Manzini Wanderers to join South African outfit Kakamas Juventus.
Juventus competes in the Northern Cape ABC Motsepe League. The club missed out on gaining promotion to the South African football third-tier after crashing out in the ABC League national playoffs, which were held in the North West province.
Nkosi previously had stints with Moneni Pirates and Mbabane Swallows on his home soil.
He will be expected to be a key member of the Juventus squad, given his extensive experience.
His selfless space creation, vision and showreel of tricks will play a significant role in helping his new club do well in the current campaign.
The player will become the sixth signing for the Kakamas-based club in the 2022/23 season.
The other five new recruits are the Namibian Under-20 pair of Ngatangwe Ruhaka and Richard Tsuseb, Ricardo Aaron, Marco Slinger and Ben-John Kasimbingue.
Tsuseb was chosen to compete in the AFCON Under-23 qualifiers for Namibia during the FIFA Calendar, where they were defeated 2-1 by Angola in Luanda. Tsuseb scored Namibia’s consolation goal.
The side got knocked out of the next year’s Nedbank Cup qualification on penalties after a 2-all draw with Tornado FC earlier this month.
Juventus will now shift their focus on the league, which will commence in no time with the ultimate goal of qualifying for the ABC League national playoffs once more again and, with God’s willing, getting promoted to the Motsepe Foundation Championship next season.
Northern Cape ABC Motsepe League Streams 2022/2023 season:
STREAM A
1. NC Professionals – Olifantshoek
2. His Desire Sporting Academy – Olifantshoek
3. Young Stars – Olifantshoek
4. Upington City FC – Upington
5. Tornado FC – Upington
6. Olympics FC – Okiep
7. Benfica – Matjieskloof
8. Kakamas Juventus – Kakamas
9. Kakamas Sundowns – Kakamas
STREAM B
1. Diamond City – Kimberley
2. Colville United – Kimberley
3. Warrenvale Stars – Warrenton
4. United Rovers – De Aar
5. Kuruman Scorpions – Kuruman
6. Jacksa Spears FC – Jan Kempdorp
7. Postmasburg FC – Postmasburg
8. Tsansabane Stars – Postmasburg
9. Rastafar Eagles – Postmasburg
