‘I wish to say thanks to the complete Sirius household for these one and a half years, it has been an exquisite time,’ stated Matthews.
Mamelodi Sundowns confirmed on Friday night that they’ve signed South African ahead Tashreeq Matthews from Swedish aspect Sirius IK.
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Masandawana, now we have a brand new member within the Yellow Family! Letβs welcome winger, Tashreeq Matthews, again to South Africa from European Club IK Sirius! π#Sundowns #WelcomeTashreeq pic.twitter.com/ZYsnMjtxk1
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Sirius additionally confirmed the switch on their official web site.
βSirius football and the South African club Mamelodi Sundowns β¦ agree on the transfer of Tashreeq Matthews,β learn a press release on the membershipβs official web site.
βI would like to say thank you to the entire Sirius family for these one and a half years, it has been a wonderful time,β stated Matthews.
Matthews had a improbable 2023 season with Sirius and had been linked with a transfer to Glasgow Rangers in Scotland, however Sundowns have now swooped to seal a deal for the attacking midfielder on switch deadline day within the Premier Soccer League.
The 23 12 months previous left winger managed ten targets and ten assists in all competitions for Sirius final season, and can now look so as to add a spark to Sundownsβ assault, as they compete on three fronts, within the Caf Champions League, the DStv Premiership and the Nedbank Cup.
A product of the Ajax Cape Town (now Cape Town Spurs) academy, Matthews joined Borussia Dortmund in 2019, and has been in Europe ever since, having his best success in Sweden.
He can even little doubt hope his performances for Sundowns catch the attention of Bafana head coach Hugo Broos, who didn’t even embrace Matthews in his 50-man provisional squad for the Africa Cup of Nations finals.
