Picture | SA U23 Olympic star spotted training with European side
South African u23 star Thabo Cele was recently pictured training with Polish Ekstraklasa side Radomiak Radom on Tuesday.
South African u23 star Thabo Cele was recently pictured training with Polish Ekstraklasa side Radomiak Radom on Tuesday.
He is looking to earn a contract at in Poland
It is believed that Cele has joined Radomiak’s training upon the club management’s request. The club’s coaches will now take a closer look at him as he aims to impress in his bid to earn a contract.
Cele was a relatively unknown entity in South African football circles, having spent his entire professional career plying his trade in the Portuguese Second Division for Cova da Piedade. He did, however, have a history of academy football in South Africa having turned out for the esteemed KZN Academy.
Cele was once on the books of Benfica
It was the KZN Academy that would eventually gift Cele with the opportunity to further his career in Portugual, as they facilitated his move to third division side Real Sport Clube. His 24 appearances at the club would surprisingly attract the attention and advances of topflight giants Benfica. The midfielder would then put pen to paper for the European giants.
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He was then immediately sent back on loan to Real, but ultimately Cele would not make the grade at Benfica and would end up signing a permanent deal with Cova da Piedade. After becoming a mainstay in the heart of the club’s midfield, he has now left the side on a free and after catching the eye playing for South Africa’s u23 side at the Olympics, has been pictured in his potential new colours.
Confirmation he was training with Radomiak
A report from weszlow.com on Sunday seemed to confirm that Cele was indeed due to train with the Radomiak and that the 24-year old was just one of two midfield options the club were currently assessing ahead of the news season. The other is said to be a 23 year old Brazilian named Luizao who the club are believed to still be in conversation with his team over a deal.
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Should Cele stay, it would only bode well for his and South African football’s development following the recent confirmation that Luther Singh has signed a permanent deal with Danish giants, FC Copenhagen on Wednesday morning.
Here is the picture below courtesy of SA Footballers Abroad Facebook:
