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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Bafana Bafana captain and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams has joined champions Mamelodi Sundowns for an undisclosed fee, SuperSport United confirmed on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old ends a near two-decade stay with SuperSport that kick-started after joining the club’s famous academy at the tender age of 12.<\/p>\n

Williams’ talent and patience paid off for SuperSport, as he eventually broke into the senior team, becoming the club’s first choice ‘keeper and being entrusted with the captain’s armband.<\/p>\n

“First and foremost I would like to thank the chairman Mr Khulu Sibiya for allowing me to be part of such a wonderful club for so many years and for taking good care of me,” Williams said in a statement released by SuperSport.<\/p>\n

“To the club’s CEO, Mr Stanley Matthews, I will forever be indebted to you and for each and every promise you made to me you have successfully fulfilled, I will forever be grateful to you as well as the board.<\/p>\n

“To each coach and staff members at the academy, I will not be where I am today without you guys, thank you so much for playing a major role in my career.<\/p>\n

“To my entire SuperSport United family, I can’t thank you guys enough. Ronwen Williams is forever United.”<\/p>\n

Matthews added: “Ronwen is a beloved son and legend of the club who has entrenched his place in the history books as the longest serving and most capped player in the club\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

“It’s rare to find loyalty in football anymore which makes our 18 years with Ronwen truly remarkable.<\/p>\n

“We are very proud that we could produce a player from the tender age of 12 and enable him to reach his childhood dreams by playing for and captaining his club and country.<\/p>\n

“Ronwen leaves us with trophies in the cabinet and very special memories and we wish him every success in life and for his future career at Mamelodi Sundowns.”<\/p>\n

The Brazilians are not short in the goalkeeping department and Williams will have to fight for a place in the starting line-up with Kennedy Mweene, Reyaad Pieterse and Denis Onyango.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. Bafana Bafana captain and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams has joined champions Mamelodi Sundowns for an undisclosed fee, SuperSport United confirmed on Thursday. The 30-year-old ends a near two-decade stay with SuperSport that kick-started after joining the club’s famous academy at the tender age of 12. 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