{"id":1833,"date":"2026-07-18T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goalmzansi.com\/?p=1833"},"modified":"2026-07-18T10:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T08:26:49","slug":"babina-nokos-buthelezi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goalmzansi.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/babina-nokos-buthelezi\/","title":{"rendered":"Babina Noko\u2019s Buthelezi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sekhukhune United recently announced the signing of former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Melusi Buthelezi as he joins the club on a free transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Following Renaldo Leaner\u2019s departure to Kaizer Chiefs, Sekhukhune United turned their attention to Buthelezi after he plied his trade for the likes of TS Galaxy and Pirates.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old racked up 47 matches in the PSL for his past clubs, recording 25 clean sheets while he conceded 35 goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSekhukhune United Football Club is pleased to announce the signing of goalkeeper Melusi Buthelezi on a permanent transfer,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SekhukhuneFc\/status\/2078090731491557484\" target=\"_blank\">Sekhukhune revealed in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe experienced shot-stopper joins Babina Noko having been part of the team that accomplished trophy-winning campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe brings with him quality, experience and a winning mentality to the squad. Melusi is eager to begin this new chapter and is determined to work hard as he looks to rediscover his best form with Sekhukhune United. Everyone at the club warmly welcomes Melusi to the Babina Noko family and wishes him every success.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sekhukhune United announced the signing of former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Melusi Buthelezi as he joins the club on a free transfer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1834,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[55,56,61,135],"class_list":["post-1833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-betway-premiership","tag-orlando-pirates","tag-sekhukhune-united","tag-transfer-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Babina Noko\u2019s Buthelezi - GoalMzansi.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sekhukhune United announced the signing of former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Melusi Buthelezi as he joins the club on a free transfer.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/goalmzansi.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/babina-nokos-buthelezi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Babina Noko\u2019s Buthelezi - 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