Cape Town City’s Manyama to leave the PSL for Turkey

CAPE TOWN – Cape Town City boss John Comitis has made good on his promise that prized asset Lebogang Manyama would not be sold to a rival PSL club but rather to a European team, with Turkish Super League side Konyaspor FC confirmed as the Bafana forward's next destination.

Manyama had been strongly linked with a move to Mamelodi Sundowns, who Cape Town City accused last season of trying to tap up another of their players, Aubrey Ngoma.

But the 26-year-old, who is the current Player and Player's Player of the Season, is instead set to test his mettle in Turkey with a Konyaspor side that finished ninth last season. Provided his medical is successful.

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"CTCFC can confirm the transfer of Lebogang Manyama to Turkish Super League side Konyaspor FC!

"A transfer is always subject to a medical – Manyama will undergo his medical in Turkey upon the conclusion of national team duty!" the Mother City outfit announced on their Twitter page on Thursday.

Manyama, who netted 13 league goals for City last season, is with the Bafana Bafana side which will face Cape Verde in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Praia on Friday night and again in Durban on Tuesday.

There has been no indication of Manyama's transfer fee. It has been reported however that SuperSport United, who sold the Tembisa-born player to Mpumalanga Black Aces (the club which sold its franchise to Cape Town City) will receive a cut of the transfer amount due to a buy-on clause.

AFP

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