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Lakay: How I remained on the Mamelodi Sundowns train

Mamelodi Sundowns utility player Lyle Lakay was not afraid of falling out at the club.

The Tshwane giants have been labelled “career-ending” over the years as they have signed highly-rated or budding players, who ended up on the bench.

Lakay was expected to compete with Tebogo Langerman in the left-back position and Themba Zwane at left-wing when he joined Sundowns from Cape Town City in 2018.

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“To be honest after I won the first league title in 2019 that comment [of the club being career-ending] came up," Lakay said on IOL.