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Mobbie: Stellenbosch decide against keeping Mamelodi Sundowns loanee

Stellebosch FC CEO Rob Benadie has confirmed Nyiko Mobbie's return to Mamelodi Sundowns.

Mobbie was on a season-long loan deal with the Cape outfit, and according to Benadie, the club decided it was best they don't keep him because he belongs to another team.

Benadie said Stellenbosch signed Zitha Macheke as a replacement for Mobbie.

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"We’ve decided to sign another right-back. So, Nyiko has returned to Sundowns. It was a one-year loan," Benadie told SowetanLIVE.

"We’ve signed Zitha Macheke from Wits... We prefer to have our players [rather] than loan players,"

The Stellenbosch boss further revealed they wanted to buy Mobbie from Sundowns but they were unable to get him, and it is for that reason they went for Macheke.