Maritzburg United take another look at Cuthbert Malajila
Maritzburg look at Malajila ... again
Posted: 2012-01-11 09:58
Maritzburg United are taking another look at Zimbabwean international striker Cuthbert Malajila as they desperately seek to bolster their forward line.
The Team of Choice first invited Malajila for a trial in June 2010, but decided against signing him at that stage.
However, they have invited him back again and the Dynamos striker flew straight from national duty for Zimbabwe in Botswana at the weekend to Pietermaritzburg.
The 26-year-old joined Tunisian side Club Africain shortly after losing out on a move to Maritzburg in 2010, and was then loaned out to Libyan side Al-Akhdar.
However, he returned to Zimbabwe and Dynamos when the civil war erupted in that country and was a leading star in helping his club to the Premier League title last season.
"We do not know what will become of the trials, but we wait to be guided by the outcome. If they want him, then we will negotiate," Dynamos chairman Kenny Mubaiwa told The Herald.
"It will be a great loss to us because we have registered him for the [CAF] Champions League. However, this is an opportunity that has come and we will see how the trials will go."
It is thought that Malajila could be brought in as a replacement for Nigerian Felix Obada, who is attracting interest from clubs in Belgium and Sweden.
Maritzburg have netted just 16 goals in their 15 Absa Premiership matches so far this season and have made no secret of their desire to bring in another experienced forward.
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