{"id":20847,"date":"2025-08-06T12:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T10:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/?p=20847"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:05:41","slug":"gavin-hunt-confirms-interest-in-lepasa-maboe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/gavin-hunt-confirms-interest-in-lepasa-maboe\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Hunt Confirms Interest in Lepasa and Maboe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Durban City head coach Gavin Hunt has openly admitted to pursuing former Orlando Pirates striker Zakhele Lepasa and ex-Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Lebohang Maboe. However, it appears both players have other plans in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lepasa, who recently parted ways with the Buccaneers, is currently part of South Africa\u2019s African Nations Championship (CHAN) squad. As a free agent, the striker is free to sign with any club upon returning from the tournament. The tournament kicked off last weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maboe was released by Sundowns after finishing the 2024\/25 season on loan at SuperSport United. While both players were on Hunt\u2019s radar, the veteran coach confessed that conversations with the duo haven\u2019t yielded any positive results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-reached-out-but-their-heads-seem-elsewhere-hunt\"><strong>\u201cI Reached Out, But Their Heads Seem Elsewhere\u201d \u2013 Hunt<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI phoned both,\u201d Hunt revealed. \u201cI think Lepasa\u2019s head is somewhere else. I think he wants to go somewhere else. And Maboe had a shoulder injury. He said he would get back to me but hasn&#8217;t. Maybe they don\u2019t want to play for Durban City I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hunt\u2019s comments suggest that while Durban City is casting a wide net to bolster their squad, they\u2019re struggling to land some of their top targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gaute-3241861145\" class=\"gaute-inbetween-content\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-experienced-recruits-brought-in\"><strong>Experienced Recruits Brought In<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the lack of progress with Lepasa and Maboe, Durban City has managed to secure several experienced additions ahead of the new campaign. The club, which recently earned promotion to the top flight, has brought in players like Darren Keet, Brooklyn Poggenpoel, Trevor Mokwena, and Haashim Domingo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith Darren, we have a goalkeeper that left last season,\u201d Hunt explained. \u201cThe nine and 10 left, so Haashim and Trevor Mokwena come in. We had to replace there. We\u2019ve got Poggenpoel as well. Players were not there, so we had to bring in players. Most of them are free and they are good players. They will do a job for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-opening-clash-against-ts-galaxy\"><strong>Opening Clash Against TS Galaxy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Durban City will begin their Betway Premiership campaign with a tough away fixture against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soccerladuma.co.za\/local\/durban-city\/durban-city-coach-gavin-hunt-admits-interest-in-zakhele-lepasa-lebohang-maboe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TS Galaxy<\/a> at Mbombela Stadium this Sunday. While the team looks to hit the ground running, it remains to be seen whether Hunt can still convince Lepasa or Maboe to join his project in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/gavin-hunt-to-head-durban-city\/\">Coach Gavin Hunt to Head Durban City in 2025\/26, Team Announced<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Durban City head coach Gavin Hunt has openly admitted to pursuing former Orlando Pirates striker Zakhele Lepasa and ex-Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Lebohang Maboe. However, it appears both players have other plans in mind. Lepasa, who recently parted ways with the Buccaneers, is currently part of South Africa\u2019s African Nations Championship (CHAN) squad. 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