Major Soccer League club Philadelphia Union, have officially signed Olwethu Makhanya from DStv Premiership side Stellenbosch FC.
The 19-year-old player’s contract will last until 2025, with the option to extend for two more years.
Olwethu Makhanya (19) ➡️ Philadelphia Union
Aphelele Teto (20) ➡️ Livingston
Njabulo Blom (23) ➡️ St Louis
Bongokuhle Hlongwane ➡️ Minnesota UtdCassius Mailula potentially to Toronto FC
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“We’re excited to have signed Olwethu as the club’s first Under-22 Initiative signing. In a short amount of time, he rose from a second team player at his club, to earning the Defensive Rookie of the Year in the DStv Premiership,” Union sporting director Ernst Tanner said in a press release.