Relebohile Mofokeng Stands Out Once Again, Wins GQ Sportsperson of the Year

Relebohile Mofokeng Stands Out Once Again, Wins GQ Sportsperson of the Year

  • South African international Relebohile Mofokeng has bagged yet another award after previously being named Sports Personality of the Year at the Gauteng Sports Awards
  • The Orlando Pirates forward is rated as one of the finest young footballers in Africa and his performance for the Sea Robbers this year has earned him yet another award
  • The 20-year-old claimed the Sportsperson of the Year award ahead of other top South African athletes who achieved remarkable feat this year

Orlando Pirates star Relebohile Mofokeng has continued to win big in South African sports, as he received yet another Sportsperson of the Year award.

A few days ago, the Bafana Bafana star beat the likes of Dricus du Plessis, Akani Simbine, Tatjana Smith, and Ronwen Williams to win Sports Personality of the Year at the Gauteng Sports Awards.

The Pirates youngster took the Premier Soccer League by storm when he was promoted to the senior side and has been ably rewarded for his work for the Buccaneers.

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Relebohile Mofokeng named GQ Magazine Sportsperson of the Year.
Relebohile Mofokeng bags another award after being recognised by GQ Magazine for his performance this year in sport. Photo: @orlandopirates
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Mofokeng wins GQ Sportsperson of the Year

International men's magazine company GQ unveiled their top personalities for the year in different walks of life in South Africa on Sunday evening.

Mofokeng took the Sport category, claiming the Sportsperson of the Year award ahead of other South African athletes.

“Sportsperson of the Year: @relebohile_ratomo_15 is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger for Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team,” GQ said on Instagram.
“Mofokeng is quickly establishing himself as one of the most impressive talents in local football.”

Mofokeng's achievements this year have placed him above other youngsters in the Premier Soccer League.

Mofokeng is encouraged to 'dump' Pirates

Briefly News also reported that Relebohile Mofokeng was backed by a former Kaizer Chiefs player to leave Orlando Pirates for a move to Europe in the next transfer window.

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The South African international has constantly been on the radar of top clubs in Europe since the start of last season.

Barcelona and Scottish side Rangers are the two teams that have been mentioned to be monitoring the Bafana Bafana star.

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Raphael Abiola (sports editor) Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over seven years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015. Raphael previously worked as a football editor at Stakegains (2016-2018) and a content editor with Opera News Nigeria (2018-2023). Raphael then worked as an Editor for the Local Desk at Sports Brief (2023-2024). Reach him via email at raphael.abiola@sportsbrief.com.