Things keep getting better for Orlando Pirates teen sensation Mbekezeli Mbokazi, the current Sea Robbers skipper.
Mbokazi is wearing the armband while Nkosinathi Sibisi remains sidelined with injury.
The impressive central defender only turns 20 later this month.
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Mbokazi earns Player of the Month accolade for Orlando Pirates
19-year-old central defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi is enjoying life at the top level. Captaining Orlando Pirates in the absence of Nkosinathi Sibisi in the last six games across all competitions, Mbokazi has earned another big gong.
“Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s outstanding start to the 2025/26 season has not gone unnoticed, with the hard-tackling centre back being named Player of the Month for August,” Orlando Pirates announced.
“Mbokazi… let me be very honest, and I have to be careful because when you congratulate someone to quickly, I’m afraid he stops working but I have to say it, because as a coach you have to be cautious of hyping players, but when they are doing well, it’s good for their mentality, for their self-esteem that he did well,” coach Abdeslam Ouaddou said.
“This guy, if he continues to work, if he continues to be professional, if he takes care of his lifestyle, I think he has great future because what I have seen again today, it’s just unbelievable, it’s the performance for big clubs in Europe and we’re happy to have him in Orlando Pirates, a big club in Africa, he’s fantastic – but he has to keep working,” he concluded.
Mbokazi is Pirates’ pillar
This season, Mbekezeli Mbokazi and Lebone Seema have been the first-choice central defensive pairing with injuries to other key defenders. Pirates have kept clean sheets in each of their last three league encounters, so they’ll feel confident ahead of the MTN8 final. Mbokazi has worn the captain’s armband in the last six matches across all competitions, including in their two-legged semi-final win over Sundowns. He assisted Kamogelo Sebelebele’s goal in the first of those two clashes.
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Is Mbokazi a future Orlando Pirates and Bafana legend?
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