Free agent winger Kudakwashe Mahachi is being assessed by Maritzburg United, iDiski Times has learnt.
Mahachi was released by SuperSport United at the end of last season when his contract was not renewed.
SuperSport were initially keen to see his contract extended, but after the scandal of Mahachi that broke out last season, the club decided not to.
Mahachi has been acquitted in a Zimbabwean court of attempting to murder his four-year-old son, posting a statement on his official Instagram account, lashing out at his accusers.
The horrifying images were released on social media of Mahachi’s son allegedly having an amputated leg, leaving him with sores on his body. Mahachi was alleged to have assaulted his son with an iron bar and scalded his body with boiling water.
According to the reports, Mahachi said in the court that the toddler had been diagnosed with necrotising fasciitis (also known as flesh-eating disease).
He alleged two of his relatives had negligently allowed the boy’s condition to spiral out of control while he was in their care.
With him now acquitted, Mahachi, in that long statement on his social media account, said:
“I can only pray someone out there is willing to take a chance on me so I can go back to playing the sport I love.”
It seems Maritzburg have answered that call.
The 30-year-old initially arrived in the country to join Mamelodi Sundowns in the 2014/15 season after a brilliant showing in the CHAN tournament that was hosted in the country.
Sundowns had fended off interest from French giants Monaco, who were interested in the left winger.
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But Mahachi featured in just 14 matches in all competitions for the club, spending one season during which he scored just one goal at Chloorkop.
Then Sundowns loaned him to Golden Arrows in the following season, forfeiting the foreign spot like they have been doing in the recent times, but then Arrows signed him permanently at the end of that term.
In three seasons with Arrows, with one on loan, Mahachi turned heads at the Durban-based side, and Orlando Pirates came calling to sign him ahead of the 2018/19 season.
But he spent just one season with the Soweto giants, before he left to join SuperSport in the 2019/20 campaign alongside Thamsanqa Gabuza to spend three seasons.
Mahachi, who has only two trophies in the PSL – Nedbank Cup and the MTN8, will be reunited with his former coach Fadlu Davids who coached him at Pirates, if he joins Maritzburg.
Ironically, Mahachi’s last appearance in the PSL was against Maritzburg, coming on in the second half for SuperSport on 15 February this year last season.
