Maritzburg United Confirm Released Players!
Maritzburg United have confirmed a list of players who will not be returning to the Team of Choice in the upcoming season.
Usuthu are the third team that is seemingly making a reconstruction after Kaizer Chiefs and AmaZulu also made major changes in their squads earlier this week.
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Eight players will be making their way out including the seniors who have been wearing a captain armband:
- Tato Lesoma
- Steven Pereira
- Nazeer Allie
- Riyaaz Ismail
- Clayton Daniels
- Phumlani Ntshangase
- Lucky Baloyi
- Ryan Rae
Tato Lesoma is the young goalkeeper who signed for Maritzburg from Cape Umoya Utd. in August 2021. The 23-year-old shot-stopper has never featured for the KwaZulu-Natal-based team since his arrival. This could be the main reason he was released.
Steven Pereira joined Maritzburg in January 2022 as a free agent after he left the Portugal club – Oliveirense. The Cape Verde international only spent six months with the Ernst Middendorp team and leaves after featuring 11 games in the DStv Premiership.
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The veteran defender Nazeer Allie has been with Maritzburg for almost four years now and was one of the strongest seniors in the team. He was signed as a free agent from Bidvest Wits after spending three years with them.
The 37-year-old is still going strong despite the age and this season, he played 19 games in the DStv Premiership. In total, Allie has played 92 games for Maritzburg since 2018.
