Bafana Bafana legend Doctor Khumalo has given Chicago Fire-bound Mbekezeli Mbokazi frankly advice about America’s Major League Soccer.
Mbokazi, 20, penned a four-year deal with the MLS outfit with an option for a further renewal ahead of his switch in 2026.
There have been mixed reactions about the former Orlando Pirates defender’s move to the United States including Bafana coach Hugo Broos who does not rate it highly.
Despite all the noise around his impending move, Khumalo says the MLS is now a competitive league with all the big names now plying their trade there and Mbokazi should use it as a stepping stone to go to Europe in future.
“When I played in the US, it was 1996, I think that’s when the MLS started and myself and Shaun Bartlett were the two players that came from South Africa,” ‘Mdokies’ said on the 10Bet Podcast.
“I guess the competitiveness of their league it was not that much stronger the way it is now because we looking at big names that are there.
“I strongly believe that he has gone to a team that is gonna properly challenge him and grow as a player.
“Because I can imagine playing against [Lionel] Messi and other big names that are there in the USA. I know a lot of people they don’t respect the MLS, but I can tell you, that it is a competitive league.
“For him to be going to Chicago I think it will be a blessing in disguise for him to go and start there and probably in years to come he can venture into Europe.”
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