South Africa midfielder Steven Pienaar will join Borussia Dortmund at the start of next season.

Pienaar joins the German first division club from Dutch side Ajax and has agreed a three-year deal with the Bundsliga side.

The 23-year-old has won 14 caps for South Africa, but has not been included in their squad for the upcoming African Cup of Nations.

He becomes Dortmund’s second recruit from the Holland following the signing of Ghana’s Matthew Amoah from Vitesse Arnhem.

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