THE tables have turned with the midfielder, Goodman Mosele, who was loaned by Orlando Pirates to Durban City as it turns out that he has been fully signed by Chippa United.
Last week, it emerged that Mosele was loaned to City to strengthen their squad before the start of the 2026/2027 Betway Premiership season on August 1.
However, Mosele has left the team’s camp to play in the KZN Premier’s Cup this weekend. He has returned immediately to start training with Chippa who has a camp in Johannesburg.
With the discovery ofOf this country According to a source close to City, Mosele was on the books of Pirates, and it has been agreed that he will be loaned to this club until the end of the first season.
However, Chippa’s interest in signing him on a full-time basis has changed all plans as he is now a full-time player for the Gompo City team.
“Actually, there was no disagreement or disagreement between City and Pirates about Mosele, no. The agreement between Durban City and Pirates was that Mosele will be a City player on loan until the end of the 2026/2027 season, but Chippa showed that they want him full time.
“According to our findings, Pirates are satisfied with what Chippa has put on the table. Therefore, it has been agreed that the player should return to Chippa fully. There was no dispute,” said the source.
Efforts to reach the chairman of City, Farook Kadodia, were unsuccessful, as his phone rang without being picked up, and a message sent to him via WhatsApp, he did not respond until it was too late to publish the story.
When contacted by this newspaper, Paul Mitchell of Siyavuma Sports Group, who is in charge of Mosele’s affairs, said: “I cannot talk about that issue (Mosele’s) right now, I am still very busy. Please contact me again.”
It has become history that Mosele who hails from Stilfontein, North West, was signed by Pirates in the 2021/2022 season, from Baroka FC but he found it difficult to get a regular jersey for this Soweto club. Pirates have loaned him twice from Chippa starting in the 2023/2024 season.
Chilli Boys, who finished in 13th place on the log last season, signed Mosele on a full-time basis, recently brought back their strong goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, who had left in the middle of last season to try the greener “pastures” of the half.