Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has insisted Relebohile Mofokeng must learn from Cassius Mailula and pick his next team wisely in a league where he will play regularly.
Mailula, 23, left Mamelodi Sundowns in July 2023 to join Major League Soccer side Toronto FC, but only made eight appearances for the club.
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Broos, from the beginning, insisted it was the wrong move as he had competition seasoned Italy international Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernadeschi at the club.
The Belgian mentor, who believes Mofokeng will leave Pirates after this season, has now advised the Pirates sensation to not make the same mistake and go to a league and club where will play regularly.
“He can go to Belgium, he can go to Holland, he can go to France. He can go to Portugal,” the Bafana boss said.
“Not immediately in a big team, but don’t have to go to Italy, for example. You don’t have to go to Germany. This is, this is not [his level yet], maybe in two, three years. But now, I think now, he’s not ready to go in such a competition, even when he got the talent, but that is not enough.
“Mentally, power that is important now, and he will have power when he play more and in a higher competition, but not immediately. Take a second step before you take the first step.
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“And this is important for him. You saw my Mailula. I think I said from the first minute, what is he going to do in Toronto? Because I saw immediately, there were two ex international Italian strikers and the striker of the national team of America. What is Mailula going to do there?
“Now he’s in Wydad, he plays, because Rulani is there. And maybe he can do the step now, later again go to Europe.”
