Polokwane City part ways with defender

Polokwane City Football Club has parted ways with former Bafana Bafana defender Punch Masenamela due to disciplinary issues. Club Spokesperson, Tumelo Makgoara informed Polokwane Observer on Friday.
Masenamela who has seven caps with Bafana Bafana has had stints with Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns and Platinum Stars. He joined Polokwane City Football Club last season and was a regular under former Coach Kosta Papic.
“The club would like to officially announce the departure of our former player, Punch Masenamela.
Following issues around discipline resulting in the latter and the club not reached common ground a decision was taken to part ways amicably.” Makgoara said.
“The club has however opted not to engage in-depth with regards to this matter as the aforesaid involved parties have deemed it unnecessary. Mr Masenamela has had a long and reasonable career span at Rise and Shine having seen some of the worst and best days in and out of the pitch. The club would like to wish him all the best of luck in his career endeavours and thank him for being a part of this brand.”
Makgoara also added that they are happy that their new coach Julio Leal finally has a working permit after a three months wait. “He was on the bench against Maritzburg United and one can only see his impact on the bench. We are happy that matter is finally resolved,” Makgoara said.

Herbert Rachuene
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