Former Kaizer Chiefs and Sundowns skipper retires from football
· The South African
Former Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns captain Ramahlwe Mphahlele has officially retired from professional football.
Speaking to Andile Ncube on Metro FM, Mphahele announced that he is done with playing football at the highest level.
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EX-KAIZER CHIEFS AND SUNDOWNS CAPTAIN RAMA MPHAHLELE RETIRES
Mphahlele had a topflight career spanning almost 20 years having first burst into the professional scenes as a teenager in 2007.
At the time, the now 36-year-old played for the now defunct Moroka Swallows until he was signed by Sundowns in 2011.
After struggling for game time in his first season at Chloorkop, Mphahlele was loaned out to AmaTuks for the 2012-13 season.
He then returned to the Brazilians with Pitso Mosimane still in charge of the team, and he later became the club’s captain.
Nonetheless, after failing to agree terms on a new contract in 2016, Mphahlele dumped Sundowns and signed for Chiefs.
He spent six seasons with the Soweto giants between 2016 and 2022 before moving to AmaZulu where he spent four seasons.
Mphahlele was also a full Bafana Bafana international with 21 caps and a single goal to his name from 2016.
Overall, he retires having made 413 topflight appearances, scored 10 goals and provided 19 assists in the process.
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