READY TO PLUNDER

SELAELO RASEBOTJA HAS ARRIVED AT ORLANDO PIRATES WITH BIG EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FUTURE

- Mazola Molefe

Selaelo Rasebotja's move to Orlando Pirates was very low key - not much of a song and dance made about the transfer like previous SuperSport United youngsters who joined their traditional rivals in the Premier Soccer League.

But that's not to say the 23-year-old nicknamed 'Iniesta' is nothing special.

The central midfielder is a product of the famous School of Excellence, although nowadays that conveyor belt of talent is a shadow of its former self with Transnet pulling the plug on the funding that's helped them thrive.

Rasebotja is one of the legacy projects having joined the SuperSport academy soon after turning 19 and looking to quickly graduate to the senior team.

With PSL clubs enjoying the benefits of the DStv Diski Challenge, where budding and emerging young prospects got a chance to play regularly in front of big crowds, it was inevitable that Rasebotja would impress.