RELEBOHILE ‘Rele’ Mofokeng made me eat my humble pie.
The stocky Royale Union Saint-Gilloise star, shone during Bafana Bafana’s 5-0 win over Eriteria in Cairo last night.
Chesa mpama- loosely meaning big-five klap in township lingua.
He scored a brace that helped his country top the Group D Log for the 2027 AFCON Qualifier- six points clear.
Last week the same ‘Rele’ missed a golden opportunity that could have increased Bafana score against Guinea, that had this reporter taking a jab at him- for a good reason of course.
The (21) last night, owned up and carried the responsibilities on his shoulders and delivered as per his mandate- yes, I am eating my humble pie.
It was his first two goals for the national team.
Coach Pitso “Jingles” Mosimane should be applauded for having instilled discipline in the team, though its not up to scratch, alongside his technical team.
Two wins in a trot- brilliant.
Sphephelo Sithole made it 3-0, and Iqraam Rayners made it 4-0.
My ‘Man of the Match’ Oswin Appollis completed an outstanding evening with his third assist in stoppage time, crossing for substitute Luther Singh to finish from close range.
Brooklyn Poggenpoel made his international debut and with time he could be Bafana’s go- to-guy with Tebogo Mokoena and Bathusi Aubaas still nursing injuries.
Yes, Eriteria did produce some threats but Downs’ keeper Ronwen Williams was on high alert.
Following the successful campaigns Bafana are now ranked 10th in Africa and 49th in FIFA rankings.
Image provided (Bafana star Relebohile ‘Rele’ Mofokeng scored a brace for his national team, his first in the Bafana jersey.)
