Mamelodi Sundowns’ key member leaves the membership after a trophy-laden spell.
Masandawana have parted methods with their long-serving analyst and scout Duan Baker after his contract got here to an finish. Baker leaves the African giants after 4 fruitful years, throughout which he performed a pivotal position of their home and continental dominance.
The achieved scout joined Sundowns from Ajax Cape City and shortly turned instrumental within the membership’s success. Baker helped the membership safe 9 main trophies, together with the CAF Ladies’s Champions League with the Sundowns Girls and 4 Betway Premiership titles with the lads’s group.
‘Thanks for letting me be a part of the historical past makers’
Baker took to social media to verify his departure and expressed gratitude to the Sundowns management:
“Thanks to the Sundowns board for giving me the chance to be a part of the historical past makers on the membership.”
His exit has shocked many followers, particularly given his status for unearthing uncooked expertise from grassroots soccer—a top quality that made him an integral determine at Chloorkop.
Cape City Metropolis lead the race to land Baker
Baker might not be and not using a job for lengthy. Sources near the matter reveal that Cape City Metropolis are already pursuing the extremely revered scout. Baker beforehand labored with Metropolis proprietor John Comitis throughout his time at Ajax Cape City, making a reunion extremely potential.
As well as, incoming Cape City Metropolis coach Andries Ulderink, at the moment with Royal Antwerp FC in Belgium, additionally shares a historical past with Baker. The pair collaborated at Ajax and could possibly be poised for a reunion at Metropolis.
Competitors: Sekhukhune’s Mali additionally on Metropolis’s radar
Whereas Baker stays the front-runner, Cape City Metropolis are reportedly protecting their choices open. The membership has additionally been linked with Sekhukhune United’s analyst and scout Sinesipho Mali, signaling an aggressive intent to bolster their backroom group forward of the brand new season.
With a number of Premier Soccer League (PSL) golf equipment circling, it’s solely a matter of time earlier than Duan Baker lands his subsequent position. His sharp eye for expertise and confirmed monitor report make him some of the coveted scouts in South African soccer proper now.
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