Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Mpho Makola like most football fans has been impressed with winger Relebohile Mofokeng saying he hopes the latter goes overseas.
Mofokeng has been an integral part of the Pirates attack since his promotion from the development side two seasons ago.
This season he has been instrumental in the side winning the MTN 8, getting to the CAF Champions League semi-final and the final of the Nedbank Cup, scoring 12 goals and setting up 13 more across all competitions.
The 20-year-old has been catching attention outside the boarders of South Africa, and speaking to iDiski Times writer Lethabo Kganyago in edition 203 of the newspaper, Makola said the youngster is going to go far.
“Yeah, I think he’s going to do well,” Makola told iDiski Times.
“He’s doing really, really well for his age, and I’m just praying and hoping and rooting for him to actually go overseas.”
Meanwhile Mofokeng is not the only youngster at Pirates that has impressed Makola. The 39 year old pleased in general how the DDC graduates have stepped up when called upon with the help of their seniors.
“I think these boys are really responding well,” added Makola.
“I’m actually happy with the response that they are giving to this whole new chapter in their life. They’ve looked really positive, lively. I saw the centre-back [Mbekezeli Mbokazi] also playing. He looked good. He looked solid and he looked comfortable. He looks like he’s a Pirates defender.
“Even [Thabiso] Sesane, he’s been doing well. So even Mohau [Nkota], [Boitumelo] Radiopane, also whenever he’s given a chance, he does well. So I’m happy with these youngsters.
“I think they’ve got some good leadership around them with the rest of the guys like Miguel [Timm] and the older generation of players. So I think they are really doing well.”
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