Relebohile Mofokeng: Why Orlando Pirates Need Bafana Bafana Star at His Best This Season
- South African international Relebohile Mofokeng has impressed with his performance recently for Orlando Pirates
- The Bafana Bafana star started the 2025-2026 season slowly, but he has picked up his form in recent games for the Bucs
- A football analyst, during an exclusive chat with Briefly News, explained why the Soweto giants need Mofokeng back at his best
Orlando Pirates are on course to end Mamelodi Sundowns' dominance in the Betway Premiership this season, but they need all hands on deck for them to dethrone the reigning champions.
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The Sea Robbers are no longer in the CAF Champions League after losing in the preliminary stage. Still, they've turned things around since winning the Carling Knockout Cup and Black Label Cup against the Premier Soccer League All Stars.
Relebohile Mofokeng scored in the Buccaneers' win over Magesi FC on Saturday, January 31, 2026, and has been instrumental to Abdeslam Ouaddou's team since returning to the starting line-up.
Why Pirates need Mofokeng back in form
Football analyst Uche Anuma, during an exclusive interview with Briefly News, shared his thoughts on Mofokeng's performance against Magesi FC and why Pirates would need him back at his best.
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"Relebohile Mofokeng is one of the best South African talents in the Betway Premiership, and his performance this season could be helpful for Pirates," he said.
"Orlando Pirates are gunning for the league title, and having one of their most important and most decisive players back at his best would be an added advantage for the team.
"The Bucs already have the likes of Oswin Appollis, Sipho Mbule, and Tshepang Moremi helping the team with their performances since they joined the club in the summer, which adding prime Mofokeng to that list makes the Sea Robbers unstoppable.
"In the past, Mofokeng has solely won games for the Soweto giants, and he's looking like he's getting back that form in recent games he's played for the Bucs."
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Mbokazi and Olisa Ndah's departure
Anuma also commented on Pirates' decision to let go of Nigerian international Olisa Ndah after Mbekezeli Mbokazi's move to Major League Soccer.
The Bucs decided to part ways with Ndah this January, with the club stating that the Super Eagles star wants to get enough playing time, which the club can't promise.
"I hope Orlando Pirates' decision to let Ndah leave this January won't come back to hurt them. They already sold Mbokazi abroad, and now they are letting go of one of their most experienced defender.
"Ndah's injury problem can't be ignored either, but now that he has fully recovered, he should been kept in the team till the end of the season as he's one of the experienced players in the squad before leaving."
Pirates duo joins PSL rivals
Briefly News also reported that two Orlando Pirates stars have joined PSL rivals for the remainder of the 2025-26 season.
The two players are seeking enough playing time in the second half of this campaign, which is why they left the Soweto giants.
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