A former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder, is rated in the top three of the best players coached by Rulani Mokwena, as he now enters a new challenge in his career.
Bradley Ralani was considered one of the best free agents after his contract was not renewed at the Brazilians in the off-season.
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After a few months without a club, Ralani has finally found a new home, in familiar surroundings, after he was signed by Cape Town Spurs on Thursday. Soccer Laduma revealed how Spurs were close to signing Ralani last week.
The former Cape Town City attacker spent the majority of his career in Europe, predominantly in Sweden and did not start his professional career in the PSL and his move to Sundowns, at the age of 34 caught a lot of people by surprise.
However, after just one-and-a-half seasons at the Tshwane giants, Ralani did enough to convince head coach Rulani Mokwena that his signing was not a mistake, as he rated him in the top three, if not two, of the best players he has coached.
"I have to say two things about Ralani that probably a lot of people don't know. The first is, that I think Ralani is probably in the top three, technically, if not very close to number two, but top three of technically the best players I've coached," Mokwena said on Metro FM Sports.
"He could do things with the ball that I've never seen some players being able to do, one of the best.
"And (secondly), I have got incredible appreciation and maybe because we never got the opportunity, maybe this is the chance to thank him for everything that he did for the football club and his contribution over his stay, the incredible sacrifices and commitment he showed, one of the players I enjoyed coaching and working with," he said.
Ralani could be the tonic that Spurs need to turn their fortunes around, as he offers a quality that they currently do not have in their squad.
The Urban Warriors have experience in defence and midfield but their attacking line lacks an experienced campaigner, who has the cool head to put chances away or composed enough to create chances for other forwards.
With the joint-second least number of goals scored in the Premiership, Spurs will be hoping Ralani would improve their goal-scoring ratio, as their search for the first points on the board continues when they host Orlando Pirates next Wednesday.
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