Orlando Pirates are set to promote promising young defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi to the first team.
Ex-Bucs midfielder Joseph Makhanya said the 19-year-old impressed in his first season in the DStv Diski Challenge . The Buccaneers have Olisa Ndah, Thapelo Xoki and Sandile Mthethwa on the sidelines and Jose Riveiro might need to rely on the young defender as cover.
“This platform – DStv Diski Challenge is created for these boys,” Makhanya told the SuperSport website.
“If you look at where Mbekezeli Mbokazi comes from, it was his first season last season but the strides he has made have been nothing short of amazing.
“Soon there’s an announcement that would be made, where we will no longer see Mbokazi in the DDC.
“You must think back where he is coming from, all the way from Hluhluwe,” Makhanya added as per iDiski TImes.
“It was even difficult to talk to him about tactics, so you needed to make sure that you speak to him in his own language, and he became comfortable and once he became comfortable, he became a leader,” said the Orlando Pirates legend.
The Buccaneers are in action this weekend against Magesi in the Carling Knockout Cup. The Sea Robbers have already claimed the MTN8 title already this season.
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