Mofokeng is happy with his progress at Pirates this season, but he admits that there's always room for improvement.
Relebohile Mofokeng celebrates victory during the 2024 Nedbank Cup final match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday. final against Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday.The Bucs youngster nutmegged Bongani Zungu inside the box before beautifully putting the ball past Ronwen Williams for the second goal in Pirates’ 2-1 win over the Brazilians at a packed Mbombela Stadium.
At only 19 years of age, Mofokeng has taken the Premier Soccer League by storm this season and has been rewarded with a call-up for Bafana Bafana’s 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria and Zimbabwe this month. Bafana will play Nigeria in Uyo on Friday and Zimbabwe at the Free State Stadium on June 11.
Pirates coach Jose Riveiro surprised all and sundry when he started Mofokeng on bench – he was expected to start with him for this important game. The gamble paid off as Mofokeng came off the bench to score the winning goal in the referee’s optional time.
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