Watch as legends of South African football Themba Zwane and Teko Modise embraced emerging Orlando Pirates wonderkid Relebohile Mofokeng after the 19-year-old's heroics in the Nedbank Cup final.
Mofokeng is fast emerging as one of the brightest young stars in South African football. Going from academy graduate to starring for Jose Riveiro’s side.
Mofokeng’s scintillating performances have led to him deservedly being nominated for the DStv Premiership Young Player of the Season and Nedbank Cup’s Most Promising Player of the Season awards.
The teenager has also been named in Hugo Broos’ 23-man Bafana Bafana squad for the crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against rivals Nigeria and Zimbabwe later in June.
TV footage captured a heartwarming moment during the Nedbank Cup final post-match celebrations as a gracious Themba Zwane shared a few congratulatory words with Mofokeng before embracing him.
Zwane is renowned as a legend of South African football after starring in both the DStv Premiership and on the international stage for the better part of the past decade.
With Zwane in the twilight of his illustrious career, emerging stars such as Mofokeng are being viewed as possible successors to Zwane.
A passing of the baton between Zwane and Mofokeng 🤝#NedbankCup pic.twitter.com/7xqAQX8qaJ
— SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) June 1, 2024
Another legend of South African football and pundit, Teko Modise was also shown to embrace Mofokeng.
Footage showed Modise congratulating the Buccaneers star after the final whistle after his match-winning performance for the Sea Robbers.
Modise himself starred for Pirates before going on to win numerous accolades during the second half of his illustrious career at Sundowns.
First, it was Themba Zwane, then Teko Modise also approved. His name is Rele Mofokeng. 👌❤️ pic.twitter.com/gi7SZp7SQQ
— Tsonga self-appointed Ambassador (@VillageGuluva) June 2, 2024
