Former Jomo Cosmos striker Essau Kanyenda has recalled how he almost joined Mamelodi Sundowns when Patrice Motsepe was in the process of buying a stake in the club.
Kanyenda was one of the top PSL strikers at the end of the 2001/02 season as he walked away with two Coca Cola Cup accolades at the PSL awards.
And the former Malawi international revealed Motsepe told him he was buying a team, and that he wanted him to be part of that team.
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Motsepe got involved in football in 2004 when he bought shares at Sundowns before later becoming the sole owner of the club.