Namibian striker Peter Shalulile has opened up on the reasons behind his decision to bring his trophy-laden spell at Mamelodi Sundowns to an end.

The Namibian striker joined Mamelodi Sundowns from Highlands Park ahead of the 2020/21 season.

Shalulile spent six years at Chloorkop, making 228 appearances, scoring 107 goals and providing 27 assists.

The 32-year-old leaves Sundowns having won nine trophies, including five PSL titles, one CAF Champions League trophy, one African Football League, one Nedbank Cup and one MTN8 title.

“I decided (to leave) and I then spoke to my mom that the best thing to do was to speak to the club and president,” Shalulile told the Sundowns media.

“To give me the opportunity to showcase my talent somewhere else, which is something that I always wanted to do. The journey has been good and amazing.

“Coming to a club where there are top players is difficult but with all the hard work and dedication, I’ve managed to get a number of records, trophies and leagues but it was all about the hard work.”

He added: “Setbacks were the times where injuries came but more than that is when I couldn’t score goals and it was dry.

“It was a time where I needed to dig deep inside myself. Regardless of not scoring, I still came to the gym, and I still managed to do my finishing drills everyday.

“I can say that the help from my teammates was one of the best moments and was amazing. They kept on helping me to a point when I broke the ice, they all came to the pitch to celebrate.”