Cape Town - SuperSport United
Football Club has acquired midfielder Daine Klate on loan from Orlando Pirates
today until the end of the current season with immediate effect. The midfielder
has signed a six-month loan contract and he and Matsatsantsa are in advanced discussions
for Klate to sign a pre-contract with the player for July 2015.
“Daine is a very
experienced player who will be a valuable asset for the team and our younger
players in particular,” said SuperSport United CEO Stan Matthews.
“We’re very
pleased to have him back with the Club where his career started and look
forward to him making a big contribution to our efforts in bringing further
success to our Club.”
Klate, 29, joins
United after appearing in over 100+ League and Cup games for Pirates.
Additionally,
Klate is the most decorated domestic player having won five league titles, six
cup medals, and a CAF champion’s league final appearance and represented the
National Team, earning 10 caps at the senior level.
As a graduate of SuperSport
United's youth academy, Klate knows the culture and inner workings of the club
and should adjust quickly to life back at Matstsantsa a Pitori.