Middendorp and Chiefs parted ways at the end of last season after a memorable campaign ended in heartbreak on the final day of the 2019/20 Absa Premiership season as Mamelodi Sundowns pipped them to the title.
After a ninth-place finish, second spot was seen as progression for Amakhosi but the manner in which they capitulated, added to the availability of four-time league winner Gavin Hunt, prompted the Soweto giants to opt for a managerial change.
The German has not been short of suitors since departing Naturena with a host of clubs recently enquiring over his services but snl24.com/kickoff understands he's now agreed a three-year contract to join the 29-time league winners.
The former club of Milutin Sredojevic and Denis Onyango will miss out on the 2020/21 CAF Champions League after the coronavirus pandemic forced last season to be declared null and void.