He trained with Sundowns before Pirates bypassed R1 million deal

Orlando Pirates star Relebohile Mofokeng is the talk of the town.

The 20-year-old’s rapid rise to stardom has been nothing short of spectacular.

After being crowned as the league’s top performing youngster, Mofokeng is now poised for blockbuster move abroad.

And while he’ll already go down as an Orlando Pirates legend, it all could’ve been very different.

How Orlando Pirates signed Mofokeng from the clutches of Sundowns

A product of the famed School of Excellence, Relebohile Mofokeng was very close to signing for Mamelodi Sundowns!

In fact, he even trained with them at Chloorkop! However, once Orlando Pirates found out about that, they rushed to sign him before their rivals could.

Sundowns we’re ready to table a bumper R1 million offer to the School of Excellence but the Buccaneers has already sealed the deal by then.

“There was news that Mofokeng went to train with Sundowns. Sundowns were interested in him, and they were going to sign him. We had to accelerate our pursuit for the player,” Orlando Pirates youth coach Mandla Qhogi told FAR Post.

“We went to his parents again, and they gave a go-ahead, but they said they will speak to the player. It turned out he was interested in coming to us. We were able to finalise the deal.

“He was outstanding, everyone was talking about him. But already he was signed by us. I believe there was an offer from Sundowns for R1 million to give to the School of Excellence for the player.”

Should Mofokeng move abroad?

With serious interest pouring in for him, should he leave the club? Or do you want him to remain at Orlando Pirates for one more season?

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