Former Mamelodi Sundowns and Cape Town City FC midfielder Surprise Ralani has signed for Motsepe Foundation Championship side Hungry Lions for the 2024/25 season.
Ralani was last in the books of Cape Town Spurs while playing in the Betway Premiership last season.
He spent eight seasons in Europe playing for clubs such as Helsingborgs IF, IFK Hässleholm, Landskrona BoIS and Lyngby BK.
HUNGRY LIONS ANNOUNCE THE SIGNING OF SURPRISE RALANI
Hungry Lions announced on their social media pages on Thursday that the 37-year-old has penned a deal with the club.
Ralani had an on-and-off stint at Spurs after leaving League Champions Mamelodi Sundowns. The veteran midfielder initially signed a one-year deal at the Urban Warriors. But surprisingly, after spending just two months, he parted ways with the club. He reportedly asked to be released from his contract due to personal issues.
But Ralani was later called back at Spurs a few weeks after leaving the club to help them survive relegation, only for him to leave the club again after four months.
He started training with the Northern Cape side during the past week. Despite the club not revealing more details, this publication has learnt that Ralani has signed a one-year deal at the club. He joins a club who are based in the same province where he was born.
MOTSEPE FOUNDATION CHAMPIONSHIP SIDE LOOKING TO IMPROVE THEIR LOG POSITION
Ralani joins a Hungry Lions side that has had mixed fortunes at the start of the 2024/25 Motsepe Foundation Championship season. They won two, drew two and lost two of their first six matches.
Hungry Lions are currently at position eight on the log, six points behind log leaders Milford FC.
Hungry Lions will be at home to Pretoria Callies in their next league encounter taking place on Saturday, 19 October. The Motsepe Foundation Championship will resume this weekend with a full list of fixtures.
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