Former Mamelodi Sundowns player Phakamani Mahlambi (26) has been granted bail of R5 000 after he was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.
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The two are said to have been arguing about a microwave oven at their home in the East of Johannesburg when the words turned physical. His girlfriend then opened a case of assault and Mahlambi spent Tuesday night in police holding cells at the Sebenza Police station in Kempton Park.
Mahlambi appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on two charges of common assault and domestic violence and was granted R5 000 bail. After reporting the matter to the police, his girlfriend allegedly wanted to drop the charges, but the court refused as domestic violence is regarded as a serious offense.
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Mahlambi played for Sundowns before he was loaned to Chippa United in 2021. Coach Gavin Hunt once once called Mahlambi a football prodigy. He started his career with Bidvest Wits and joined the senior team in 2015. He joined African giants Al Ahly in 2017 and moved to Sundowns a year later.
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