The World Cup is a wonderful shop window for buyers and sellers. Bafana Bafana have progressed to the knockout stages, and several stars could be moving. Will Mbekezeli Mbokazi move to the promised land of the EPL?
Mofokeng’s mom wants Rele to leave Orlando Pirates
Relebohile Mofokeng’s mother sounds adamant that her 21-year-old son should leave Orlando Pirates ASAP. The Bafana star shone for South Africa in their history-making 1-0 victory over South Korea. It’s a result that sent Bafana to their first-ever appearance in the World Cup knockouts.
Bafana stars Mofokeng and Mbokazi are wanted in Europe’s best leagues
Via Siseko Gwegwe, outstanding 20-year-old defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi is wanted by Premier League side Nottingham Forest. Mbokazi moved to Chicago Fire in the MLS in January this year, but many expected that switch to serve as a stepping stone. His former Orlando Pirates teammate Rele Mofokeng is a rumoured target for German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.
World Cup Round of 32 lineup
South Africa gets a new-look round of 32 underway when they meet co-hosts Canada in Los Angeles. Here’s the rest of the confirmed lineup after a dramatic final group match where Algeria and Austria played out a 3-3 thriller to eventually break Iranian hearts.
All kickoff times listed below are in South Africa.
- South Africa vs Canada: Sun 28 Jun, 21:00
- Brazil vs Japan: Mon 29 Jun, 19:00
- Germany vs Paraguay: Mon, 29 Jun, 22:30
- Netherlands vs Morocco: Tue 30 Jun, 03:00
- Ivory Coast vs Norway: Tue 30 Jun, 19:00
- France vs Sweden: Tue 30 Jun, 23:00
- Mexico vs Ecuador: Wed 1 Jul, 03:00
- England vs DR Congo: Wed 1 Jul, 18:00
- Belgium vs Senegal: Wed 1 Jul, 22:00
- USA vs Bosnia & Herzegovina: Thu 2 Jul, 02:00
- Spain vs Austria: Thu 2 Jul, 21:00
- Portugal vs Croatia: Fri 3 Jul, 01:00
- Switzerland vs Algeria: Fri 3 Jul, 05:00
- Australia vs Egypt: Fri 3 Jul, 20:00
- Argentina vs Cabo Verde: Sat 4 Jul, 00:00
- Colombia vs Ghana: Sat 4 Jul, 03:30
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