Orlando Pirates may be fighting a losing battle in keeping Relebohile Mofokeng at Mayfair, and the player’s own family has now made their position unmistakably clear. The teenage attacker attracted widespread interest from clubs in the Middle East, the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States even before he inspired the Buccaneers to their first Betway Premiership title in 14 years. Now, with Mofokeng representing Bafana Bafana at the FIFA World Cup, the calls for an exit have grown louder. His mother, Naomi Mofokeng, left no room for ambiguity when she stated publicly: “That’s our dream and that’s our hope and that’s what we’re praying for.” She added that many people are praying he leaves this season.
Mofokeng’s market value was already climbing before he kicked a ball at the World Cup, with reports indicating a jump from around R40 million to roughly R50 million