2026 MTN8 Ambassador Rodney Ramagalela has been left pleasantly surprised by Cassius Mailula and Ghampani Lungu and how they have been able gel in at their respective clubs.
Mailula, 25, has returned for his second stint with Mamelodi Sundowns after mutually parting ways with former side Toronto FC in the MLS where he struggled for game time. The Limpopo-born striker was sent on respective loans at Wydad and Kortrijk in the last two years by Toronto. He has now hit the ground running in the Betway Premiership where he has scored four goals in 11 appearances across all competitions.
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Meanwhile, Lungu has also impressed at Orlando Pirates where he arrived at the start of the currents season from Siwelele FC. The Zambia international’s impact has also been visible with five goals and one assist in 10 matches across all competitions for the Buccaneers.
Speaking to iDiski Times journalist Lethabo Kganyago in edition 274 of the newspaper, the former Sundowns forward sang the duo’s praises.
“I think one is Cassius Mailula,” Ramagalela told iDiski Times.
“I wasn’t expecting him to come back and be the same player or even more than he was when he left Sundowns. I think he has grown so much, and he’s giving Sundowns so much. You will find him when Sundowns is building; he’s going to touch the ball, go back to the front line.
“And there is Ghampani Lungu for me; I didn’t expect him to go to Orlando Pirates and fit like that. And he’s one player that has been giving Orlando Pirates so much when they have counterattacks, when they are defending, with [Kamogelo] Sebelebele complementing his runs, and it’s something that Orlando Pirates needed.
“He’s one that surprised me to see him going there and playing every day.”