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Cape Town City sign Dutch attacking midfielder who was sentenced to prison

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Nick Said

Published 2 hours ago

Cape Town City have confirmed the signing of Dutch attacking midfielder Rai Vloet to add to their capture of veteran midfielder Thabang Monare.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vloet-rai/jeXy2yas/"]Vloet[/a], 31, joins as a free agent, having not had a professional club since a spell with Russian side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ural/tGfC1KkT/"]Ural[/a] ended in June 2024.[/p][p]In April 2023, he was convicted of drunk driving in the Netherlands in an incident that led to the death of a four-year-old boy, and for which he was later sentenced to 30 months in prison.[/p][p]He was released after serving 20 months, and will now seek to restart his football career in the South African second tier.[/p][p]Vloet has had a journeyman career that started in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV Eindhoven[/a] juniors, and has also taken him to Switzerland, Italy, Belgium and Kazakhstan.[/p][embed guid="14cfa7ef-e6e1-4aa3-b240-aaf42208a120" url="https://x.com/CapeTownCityFC/status/2073799417245696090?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]He played a handful of matches early in his career at PSV, including in the UEFA Champions League, though that was some 11 years ago now.[/p][p]Former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orlando-pirates/p4SF9EMI/"]Orlando Pirates[/a] midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/monare-thabang/82vXYQXf/"]Monare[/a] was also unveiled on Sunday following his departure from top-flight [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sekhukhune/UySmgAPp/"]Sekhukhune United[/a].[/p][p]Monare brings a wealth of experience to the centre of the park and is a good addition for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cape-town-city/l8K0DYSm/"]Cape Town[/a] club as they seek a return to the South African top flight following their relegation in 2024/25.[/p][embed guid="089cc61b-db3a-4dbf-8d1f-383daa698ec3" url="https://x.com/CapeTownCityFC/status/2073660364802171307?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Former Bafana Bafana star Monare has made over 370 appearances in the PSL since starting his career at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/jomo-cosmos/SUIhhw7i/"]Jomo Cosmos[/a]. He has also played for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bidvest-wits/OGvCsoOE/"]BidVest Wits[/a].[/p][p]Vloet will wear the number 10 and Monare the number 8 this coming season. [/p]

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