As revealed by the Siya crew last week, Cole Alexander has penned a deal with Polokwane City, paving the way for the player to make a return to domestic football.
The former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder is back in the country after his contract in Sweden with Helsingborg IF expired at the end of 2023. It did not take him long to find a new home, as Rise and Shine snapped him up ahead of Cape Town Spurs, who were understood to also have been interested in his services.
According to information received by this publication, the 34-year-old has signed an 18-month contract, which will keep him at the club until June 2025. This should come as a big boost for a player headed for the twilight of his playing career.
There is no option to extend, but with players in their 30s – such as Ntsikelelo Nyauza, Erick Mathoho, Khama Billiat and Aubrey Ngoma – struggling to find clubs, Alexander will no doubt be happy with the fact there is a club that has offered him a contract longer than a season.
This will be his second spell with the Limpopo-based outfit, having also turned out for them between 2014 and 2016.
