Following reports that the 25-year-old Cassius Mailula had been spotted in Pretoria, the club confirmed on Saturday that the forward will return to the CAF Champions League winners as Miguel Cardoso’ side looks to add more firepower to their attack. The clinical striker is set to begin a second chapter at Chloorkop, hoping to reignite his career after a challenging spell abroad.
The South African forward is back on the market after bringing an underwhelming spell in Major League Soccer to an end. The 25-year-old and Toronto agreed to part ways by mutual consent after first-team opportunities proved few and far between.
The Major Soccer League club has released a short 23-minute film featuring their two South African players' journeys from Mzansi to The Windy City. The movie arrives on the back of the news that the 20-year-old defender has received the most votes of any player for the 2026 MLS All-Star Game and will be the second South African, after Doctor Khumalo in 1996, to take the field in the game.
The Major Soccer League club announced a short film 'On the Rise: From South Africa to Chicago Fire' featuring their two South African players. Ahead of the premiere on Friday, May 22, a short trailer has been released.
Lionel Messi and Co. remain favorites, but strong starts from Nashville, San Jose and Vancouver have the league nicely poised heading into a long break.
The 20-year-old South African defender had a match that saw both the best, and worst of the youngster. He created the Fire's opening goal with a defence splitting pass down the flank, but was caught out of position and reacted slowly to the danger when Toronto got their equaliser.