iDiski TV analyst Junior Khanye has tipped Orlando Pirates starlet Relebohile Mofokeng to walk away with the Player of the Season award following his performance in the 5-0 hammering of Golden Arrows on Tuesday.
Mofokeng bagged a brace in the game after he scored a hat-trick in Pirates’ last game to take his goal tally to nine goals in 20 league games while he also has five assists to his name. He is now third on the top goal scorer list, three goals shy of leader Junior Dion.
Meanwhile, the result against Arrows meant Pirates kept pace with log leaders Mamelodi Sundwons, sitting in second spot with 54 points in 23 outings.
The performance against Arrows also saw the 21-year-old earn his second Man of the Match accolade in a row to add to the back-to-back Betway Premiership Player of the Month awards in the last two months.
Khanye said the South African international is a definite stand out for him, followed by Oswin Appollis who should get a nod from his peers.
“Player of the Season is Relebohile Mofokeng” said Khanye on iDiski TV.
“Players’ Player of the Season [is] Appollis and Midfielder of the Season is between Thalente Mbatha, Teboho Mokoena and Marcelo Allende that’s for me this year.
“Honestly Relebohile Mofokeng is my Player of the Season I mean it’s been a while that a player has won man of the match award five times consecutively.
“This boy is something else, look at his age. And Appolis first season at Orlando Pirates from Polokwane City, I didn’t expect he’d have such a start.
“The boy recently scored his first [professional] hat-trick and now two goals and a crucial time where they are competing with Sundowns and psychologically, he’s so strong.
“He deserved the Man of the Match today and the movement between him and Appollis is also on song.”
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