Life after Devin Titus: Teenager Raoul Daniels steps up after Stellenbosch star departs for Morocco

It is the end of an era at Stellenbosch FC after stalwart Devin Titus bid farewell over the weekend.

The 25-year-old, who is the club’s most capped outfield player of all time after featuring in 176 matches, and the second-highest goalscorer with 36 career goals to his name across all competitions, is set for a new adventure with Maghreb Association Sportive de Fès in North Africa.

The Moroccan champions have triggered the buy-out clause in Titus’ contract.

“Devon had a buyout clause. The team met the buyout clause,” coach Gavin Hunt said. “Devon, do you want to go? Yes, I want to go, coach. Okay. I can’t keep you here.”

Titus’ last match for the Maroons was last week when he scored in the six-goal thriller that ended 3-3 against Polokwane City at the Seshego Stadium. He was, however, left out of the squad for the Stellies’ 3-1 victory over Marumo Gallants last Friday evening at Athlone Stadium.

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Titus formed part of Stellenbosch FC’s golden generation to emerge from the club’s development programme that also included the late Jayden Adams and Ashley du Preez.

Across the previous four seasons, he missed only one domestic league match and helped Stellenbosch win the 2023 Carling Knockout as Player of the Tournament, reach back-to-back MTN8 finals in 2024 and 2025, and qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup semi-final.

Stellenbosch coach Gavin Hunt has, however, planned for Titus’ departure with the introduction of young winger Raoul Daniels.

The teenager has made an immediate impact with a goal and two assists already in the first three matches of the season.

Daniels has formed a particularly exciting partnership with Stellies’ rookie striker Quwan Plaatjies by delivering two pinpoint crosses from the wide right channel in the clash against Gallants.

“Look at these boys. These boys came, this Raoul, and they come,” Hunt said. “They just need a little bit of time. And development is not about always going up. Sometimes it’s going down, you know, up and down.

“The timing’s got to be right, you know. I mean, this boy’s been thrown in because of Titus’ story. So I said to him, listen, you’re playing tonight, you know. I don’t have anybody else. No, I do, but I’m saying it to him.”