Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana winger Relebohile Mofokeng has thanked the public for their support after picking up his new vehicle prize for winning the Gauteng Sport’s Personality of the Year Award.
Mofokeng secured a new VW Polo this week as part of the prize for winning the prestigious honour for his exploits in 2024.
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“I’d like to thank everyone who voted for me. I think I have been performing well. I’m going to continue working as hard as I have been,” Mofokeng said.
“I won’t disappoint them as they have voted for me. This is going to motivate me to keep going because more is still to come. They should expect me to do more.”
Standing beside Mr Matome Chiloane, the MEC for Education and Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Mofokeng stated the role of sports programs is essential in the country, as he emerged from an institution like the School of Excellence before joining Pirates in 2022.
“I think it’s part of development because they [School of Excellence] help you to be mentally strong and physically see how others play,” he said.
“I think that helps in a lot of ways because development is the most important part when you are growing up. I think they helped us in a lot of ways.”
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The 20-year-old who has emerged as one of the leading talents in South African football over the past two years says he hopes his achievements can inspire the new wave of talent in the country.
“[Young children] should keep pushing they shouldn’t be demotivated by small things and keep working hard they will get where they want to go,” he added.
“And age doesn’t really matter because there are a lot of people who got to the PSL at the age of 26. They should work until they achieve what they want.”
