Former Stellenbosch FC reserve team captain Shaakir Ahmed has departed the club following the expiration of his contract.

Ahmed made a notable impact in the club’s reserve ranks where he won the Premier League Next Generation Cup in 2022, before captaining the team to the DStv Diski Challenge and Premier League Next Generation Cup titles in 2024.

The 21-year-old also famously scored the match-winning goal against English side Tottenham Hotspur in the final of the latter competition in the United Kingdom last year as Stellies lifted the trophy for the second time.

In between, Ahmed, who operates as a right-back, featured once for Stellies’ senior team where he made his professional debut in a 3-0 Betway Premiership victory over Royal AM back in March 2024.