Harambee Stars defender Brian Mandela signed with South Africa’s Premier League Soccer after joining champions Mamelodi Sundowns.
After leaving Maritzburg United at the end of last season penned a three-year long contract with Sundowns.
The club announced on their official account that Masandawana or the Brazilians that: “Brian Onyango has joined Mamelodi Sundowns on a three year deal with a two-year option to extend.The Kenyan International joins Masandawana as a free agent, he last turned out for Maritzburg United.”
“The centre back comes with a wealth of international and local experience as he has played for Santos, the Team Of Choice and his national side. Onyango first moved to South Africa in 2012 to join the now ABC Motsepe based Santos,” added the Patrice Motsepe owned club
Mandela had been out of action for 16 months after suffering a nasty injury while in the Stars camp in France preparing for last year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals.
He returned to competitive football this month after skippering Stars to a 2-1 victory over Zambia at the Nyayo National Stadium in an international friendly match.