School of Excellence Coach Masimanyane Xali who mentored Orlando Pirates starlet Relebohile Mofokeng has heaped praise on the youngster however says the only thing missing from the player is goals.
Mofokeng’s contribution and impact in the Pirates first team has been clear for everyone to see in just two seasons in the professional ranks.
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The 20-year-old has 12 career goals so far with eight coming in the league and four in cup competitions. This season he has scored four times in the league.
Speaking to iDiski Times senior writer Matshelane Mamabolo in edition 200 of the newspaper, Xali said he’d like to see his former player score more for his current club.
“The one thing I feel is still missing from Rele is goals,” Xali told iDiski Times.
“He is not scoring enough for Pirates. When he was at the School [of Excellence], the boy scored many goals. In his matric year, he scored 39 goals in about 34 matches. I’d like to see him scoring more at Pirates.
The coach also reminisced about the early days he saw the Bafana Bafana international and how he and other coaches could see his potential.
“I first met him when he was 12 and still doing Grade 7,” added Xali.
“He would come to the School for training on Fridays and played matches on weekends and then go back home yet even in that short period, it was clear the boy was a bit special. As a player he had great technical ability and football intelligence. I remember one time, the late James Mabena telling me that ‘this boy is going to drive the country crazy’.
“Rele was still very young then, but Coach James could see his potential. And he’s doing exactly that right now.”
