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The South African
5 days ago
- Sport
- The South African
The PROS and CONS of Relebohile Mofokeng staying for another season
Before the end of last season, Orlando Pirates star Relebohile Mofokeng was already tipped for a move to Europe. With just over a week until the MTN8 competition resumes, the 20-year-old is still with the Buccaneers. He recently toured with the team to Spain for their pre-season training, where he scored two goals in four matches. With eyes on him this transfer period, it was his teammate Mohau Nkota who left the club to join Saudi side Ettifaq. There were rumours that Relebohile Mofokeng could join his former teammate, but nothing has yet materialised. The speedy winger had a good season with Pirates and even earned a few caps for Bafana Bafana in the process. The Pros If Rele stays another season, he can always leave in January. With Bafana Bafana set to play in the Africa Cup of Nations, the youngster will have a chance to showcase his potential. A good Afcon will attract interest from top teams in Europe, making him not only South Africa's biggest player but Africa's valuable star. Another six months can shape him as a better player and increase his price tag from R30 to R100 million. A European move is still on the cards, and if he maintains his form, he will play in the top five leagues, no doubt. The Cons At this moment, Mofokeng is enjoying his football and is eager to leave. If he stays, he might feel demotivated and with Oswin Appollis playing in his position, he will likely switch to the right. Having played mostly on the left, a new role might not suit him well. Another thing that can derail him is injury. Relebohile Mofokeng has never suffered a serious injury but if that happens, he might miss the Afcon and that could have an effect on him. His season could be disrupted by him failing to move, injury, playing out of position etc. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 0211. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
IOL News
6 days ago
- Sport
- IOL News
Amajita star Tylon Smith signs for Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers have signed 20-year-old Stellenbosch FC defender Tylon Smith, a standout player from South Africa's Under-20 Afcon-winning team, with permanent contract starting in their development squad. Picture: Queens Park Rangers His top performances did not go unnoticed as he makes his move to the UK, as he will slot straight into the side's development squad. The youngster shone for South Africa at the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations ( Afcon U20 ) as Amajita won the title and Smith was named player of the tournament. The 20-year-old has signed a permanent contract with the English Championship side. Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Smith Showing Confidence at QPR 'I'm very happy to be here. I'm really proud and grateful for the opportunity QPR have given me to showcase my talent,' said Smith. 'QPR is well-known for developing young players. The style of play here is similar to how we play in South Africa and it's a style that I really like.' Asked to describe his playing style, a clearly confident Smith said: 'I would say I'm like a modern defender; composed, good on the ball but I also enjoy defending.' As for his exploits at the Under-20 Afcon, Smith said: 'It was incredible! 'Scoring the winning goal in the semi-final against Nigeria was amazing and we made history by winning the final. 'It was very special to win Player of the Tournament - it's very rare for it to go to a defender, it usually goes to an attacking player, so that was amazing for me.'
eNCA
19-07-2025
- Sport
- eNCA
Banyana on cusp of FIFA World Cup qualification
JOHANNESBURG - Banyana Banyana meet Senegal in the Women's Afcon quarter-finals on Saturday. South Africa go into the encounter as favourites, since they're the defending Afcon champions and have beaten the Lionesses of Teranga twice in three meetings.
TimesLIVE
10-07-2025
- Sport
- TimesLIVE
Thabang Monare reflects on his long football journey
He spoke about the lessons learnt from coach Jomo Sono at Cosmos as a junior player, under Gavin Hunt at Wits and various coaches at Orlando Pirates where he took his game to another level. Top of his career highlights was winning the Premiership with Wits under Hunt in 2016-17 and being part of the Bafana Bafana squad for Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in the Ivory Coast where they finished third. Sekhukhune missed out on the Caf Confederation Cup by a whisker last season and Monare says they will be competitive again next season to push for continental football.
eNCA
08-07-2025
- Sport
- eNCA
Banyana Banyana's title defence off to a perfect start at WAFCON
JOHANNESBURG - Desiree Ellis is happy with Banyana Banyana's start to their Afcon title defence in Morocco. South Africa kicked off Group C with a win over Ghana's Black Queens in the city of Oujda. Banyana braced the scorching heat to defeat Ghana 2-0 and move to the top of the group.
