'IT'S PART OF EVOLUTION'

OUADDOU: PIRATES SKIPPER’S DEPARTURE SHOWS HOW HE HAS GROWN

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Orlando Pirates head coach Abelsam Ouaddou says Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s departure is not a loss for the Buccaneers but rather a part of the natural progress of the 20-year-old Pirates captain.

Mbokazi finished off his brief but dazzling Pirates first team tenure in fine style on Saturday, as he skippered them to the Carling Black Label Knockout title. Relebohile Mofokeng’s extra time goal secured a 1-0 victory for Pirates over Marumo Gallants at the new Peter Mokaba Stadium.

Mbokazi will now head off to play for Bafana Bafana in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations finals, and following that, he will join his new Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire in the US.