{"id":31229,"date":"2025-09-29T13:24:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T11:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/?p=31229"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:48:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:48:02","slug":"relebohile-mofokeng-availability-still-in-doubt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/relebohile-mofokeng-availability-still-in-doubt\/","title":{"rendered":"Relebohile Mofokeng\u2019s Availability Still in Doubt for TS Galaxy Clash?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Orlando Pirates supporters breathed a sigh of relief on Friday as the club confirmed that rising star Relebohile Mofokeng\u2019s recent absence from training is unlikely to keep him out for long. The 20-year-old forward, who was instrumental in Pirates\u2019 narrow 1-0 win over Siwelele FC earlier this week, missed the team\u2019s final preparation session ahead of Saturday\u2019s CAF Champions League fixture against Lioli FC of Lesotho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-coach-provides-cautious-update\"><strong>Coach Provides Cautious Update<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach Abdeslam Ouaddou gave a cautious update on Mofokeng\u2019s status, saying: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI need to speak with the medical team to see where he is. Rele is a key player for us, but we have to wait on their assessment. I can\u2019t say more at this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\udde2\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude02 \ud835\uddda\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 \ud835\udde0\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf8\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4 \ud835\udde8\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2<br><br>With Relebohile Mofokeng missing in training on Friday, Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has given an update on the talented attacker. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FARPost?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#FARPost<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xoZlElf8Mr\">pic.twitter.com\/xoZlElf8Mr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FARPost_ZA (@FARPostZA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FARPostZA\/status\/1971598725756981686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gaute-1141557031\" class=\"gaute-inbetween-content\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"gaute-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1852772760112594\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1852772760112594\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1819787043\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pirates-triumph-without-him\"><strong>Pirates Triumph Without Him<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite his absence, Pirates comfortably dispatched Lioli 4-0, sealing a 7-0 aggregate victory. While fans may have been concerned about Mofokeng\u2019s fitness, insiders have suggested that the youngster\u2019s knock is minor and he should return to full training soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-fixture-ahead-ts-galaxy\"><strong>Key Fixture Ahead: TS Galaxy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The timing of his recovery is crucial, as Pirates prepare for a Betway Premiership clash against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soccerladuma.co.za\/local\/orlando-pirates\/relebohile-mofokeng-set-for-quick-orlando-pirates-recovery-after-injury-scare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TS Galaxy<\/a> on Tuesday. Mofokeng\u2019s presence would give Ouaddou more attacking options. It will also allow the Buccaneers to rotate players as they juggle domestic and continental competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1.png 544w, https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1-150x188.png 150w, https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1-450x563.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: SABC Sport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>With Pirates showing strong depth upfront, the club is well-positioned to manage without the exciting attacker in the short term, but his quick return could add an extra edge as the season progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/orlando-pirates-dependent-on-mbule-and-mofokeng\/\">Orlando Pirates Too Dependent on Mbule and Mofokeng, Says Junior Khanye<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orlando Pirates supporters breathed a sigh of relief on Friday as the club confirmed that rising star Relebohile Mofokeng\u2019s recent absence from training is unlikely to keep him out for long. The 20-year-old forward, who was instrumental in Pirates\u2019 narrow 1-0 win over Siwelele FC earlier this week, missed the team\u2019s final preparation session ahead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":31230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"Orlando Pirates supporters breathed a sigh of relief on Friday as the club confirmed that rising star Relebohile Mofokeng\u2019s recent absence from training is...","footnotes":""},"categories":[56,64],"tags":[284,11108,273,4003],"class_list":{"0":"post-31229","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"category-sports-news","9":"tag-football-news","10":"tag-latest-sports-news","11":"tag-orlando-pirates","12":"tag-relebohile-mofokeng"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31229"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31254,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31229\/revisions\/31254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gauteng.net\/whats-on-g\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}