Percy Tau stars training with Betway Premiership giants

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Percy Tau is seemingly making a sensational return. The former Bafana Bafana star has been spotted training with Mamelodi Sundowns.

0 Percy Tau in Bafana Bafana colours. Image: Percy Tau Instagram Percy Tau’s return comes two days after he watched his former club lose 3-1 to USM Alger in the CAF Super Cup final at Loftus Versfeld Stadium.

The 32-year-old was among the spectators in the VIP section on Sunday. At halftime, the Bafana Bafana international was also seen interacting with several Sundowns players who were not part of the matchday squad.

FARPost has confirmed that Tau joined Cardoso’s squad for training on Tuesday as he continues looking for a new club.

Initial indications are that the former Al Ahly attacker is using the opportunity to maintain his fitness rather than negotiating an immediate return to the Tshwane giants.

The Emalahleni-born star has been without a club since parting ways with Vietnamese outfit Thep Xanh Nam Dinh FC in May 2026. He had reportedly been training on his own before linking up with the Sundowns players.

FARPost understands that two Betway Premiership clubs previously made enquiries about his availability. However, those discussions did not result in anything concrete.

Tau is therefore still searching for his next destination, with his training stint at Chloorkop providing an opportunity to work with familiar surroundings.

Tau enjoyed some of the biggest moments of his career at Sundowns, where he developed into one of South Africa’s most recognisable football exports.

He initially broke into the senior team after a loan spell at Witbank Spurs before becoming an important figure under Pitso Mosimane.

The attacker won two domestic league titles and played a key role in Sundowns’ historic 2016 CAF Champions League triumph.

His outstanding 2017/18 campaign also earned him the Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot and PSL Footballer of the Year awards.

Those performances attracted interest from Europe, eventually leading to his move to English Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion in July 2018.

Tau subsequently enjoyed loan spells in Belgium with Union SG, Club Brugge and Anderlecht before joining Egyptian giants Al Ahly in 2021.

His time in Cairo brought further success, including two CAF Champions League titles and the 2023 CAF Interclub Player of the Year award.

He later had spells at Qatar SC and Nam Dinh before becoming a free agent. Tau has also been a regular figure for Bafana Bafana, earning more than 50 international caps and scoring 16 goals.

For now, the former Sundowns favourite remains without a club as he works towards the next chapter of his career.

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