Former Orlando Pirates superstar Mbulelo Mabizela. Image: @FootballStage / Twitter
Orlando Pirates transfer news: Will starlet emulate Mabizela?
Mbulelo Mabizela is the only Orlando Pirates player to move straight to the Premier League when he signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 2003.
Former Orlando Pirates superstar Mbulelo Mabizela. Image: @FootballStage / Twitter
Orlando Pirates starlet Relebohile Mofokeng is currently in England where he’s on trial at Wolves, but can he emulate Mbulelo Mabizela?
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Mofokeng is only 18, but he’s already shown great potential in the topflight since his debut towards the end of last season.
The Sharpville-born attacker is one of the key players for Pirates this season, and it’s no surprise that he’s been invited for trials.
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However, the main question here is whether or not he can achieve what ‘OJ’ Mabizela did in mid-October 2003.
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Mabizela remains the only Orlando Pirates player to move straight to the English Premier League, and this happened in 2003 when he signed for Tottenham Hotspur.
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Twenty years later, a young man from the Vaal in Mofokeng has a potential dream move in front of his eyes, and it’s all in his hands.
Should Mofokeng impress at Wolves and earn a contract, he’d become only the second Pirates player to do that.
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Some would mention Lyle Foster who is on the books of Premier League outfit Burnley, and is a former Pirates player.
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However, it is worth mentioning that he had a long journey before seeing himself in the Premier League as he started out at French Ligue 1 side Monaco.
