Orlando Pirates striker Evidence Makgopa has revealed how he stayed positive and focused during an injury layout and slump in form.
STRONG CHARACTER, BELIEVE AND MENTALITY
The 24-year-old former Baroka star finished last season as if his Orlando Pirates career was finished. Fast forward to the first 13 games of this season and Makgopa has smashed in six goals.
“I knew it was going to be tough. Every time you have an injury, it’s tough,” Makgopa told journalists at a Bafana Bafana pre-match conference.
“Mentally, it can affect you, and you have to be strong at some point. For me, I am glad that when I came back, I had a place to start on the bench because it’s tough as well for my team to be on the bench.
“So I can say I was fortunate enough to manage to come back. Even now, I know if I can play, I can make my way back to Bafana. So it’s good to be back in the team,” the Orlando Pirates striker concluded.
Bafana will take on Uganda in Kampala on Friday at 15:00, before hosting South Sudan in Cape Town next Tuesday at 18:00. Three points from both matches will secure a place at AFCON 2025 in Morocco.
CAN EVIDENCE MAKGOPA FINISH AS ORLANDO PIRATES’ TOP GOALSCORER?
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