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WATCH: Maritzburg came close to signing Pirates striker Peprah
'There were a lot of discussions but in the end we couldn't go forward,' said the Maritzburg United head coach.
Kwame Peprah might have joined Maritzburg United. Picture: Muzi Ntombela/Backpagepix.
Ernst Middendorp has revealed that Maritzburg United wanted to sign Ghanaian striker Kwame Peprah, but their battle against relegation last season meant that they couldn’t seal a deal before Orlando Pirates made a move.
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Peprah ended up signing for the Buccaneers, and has had a decent first season in the Premier Soccer League, but it could have been different as Middendorp revealed that United were speaking to his people during the 2020/21 campaign.
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“We had toward the end of last season a number of players (we were looking at),” said Middendorp.
“We were aware Thabiso Kutumela would leave and so on. Unfortunately it took until a draw against AmaZulu (on June 5) to secure our PSL status, meaning players ended up going to other PSL clubs, they didn’t want to wait.
“We had a lot of discussions, for example with Peprah in Ghana. My relationships in Ghana, with teams over there and with the people representing him meant there were a lot of discussions but in the end we couldn’t go forward.
“It is a little bit our situation again,” added Middendorp, whose side are once more involved in a battle against relegation.
