Orlando Pirates player Jabu Mahlangu was arrested and charged with rape on Wednesday morning, Gauteng police said.
Captain Cheryl Engelbrecht said the 26-year-old soccer player handed himself over to police.
”He was brought in by his lawyers and arrested at about 10am.”
Mahlangu is accused of raping a 17-year-old Pretoria girl at a Mondeor house on Monday.
The Sowetan newspaper on Wednesday reported that Mahlangu was expected to hand himself over to police on charges of rape and kidnapping.
Engelbrecht could not confirm that he was charged with kidnapping.
The possibility of further charges being laid against him could not be ruled out, said Engelbrecht. — Sapa