More expert opinion is coming through on the future of Relebohile Mofokeng after Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro added his voice on the matter.
Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos was forthright in his advice for Mofokeng after an impressive season with Pirates, which earned him a call-up to the national team.
The 19-year-old has already been linked with overseas clubs such as EPL side Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he underwent an assessment last year, and Scottish giants Rangers, who are reportedly tracking him.
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However, after including Mofokeng in his squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria and Zimbabwe, Broos warned that the youngster is not ready to go to an overseas team, as he currently lacks international experience.
This is the same advice he gave Cassius Mailula after a breakthrough season at Mamelodi Sundowns, which was ignored.
"That's what I said also with Mailula. This is not the right moment to go overseas," Broos told the media after he announced his squad.
"He played, what? 18 games, he doesn't have international experience, nothing. What I said about Mailula, I repeat it now to Mofokeng: Stay at Pirates.
"Play another season here in South Africa with the [CAF] Champions League and then he will be a better player.
"You see what happened with Mailula [at Toronto]. He didn't play many games, he is on the bench. What does he learn there? I hope the agent of Mofokeng is more clever than the one of Mailula and he decides what is important for the player and not important for him," added the Belgian.
Riveiro, however, slightly differed with Broos and said it's all about finding the right environment for Mofokeng, should an overseas team show serious interest.
"I think usually things happen for a reason and I'm sure that Rele will and if he's not currently attracting the interest of many other teams and leagues," he said on Radio 2000's Game On.
"I just hope he gets the right call, the right opportunity, because not every opportunity is the right one and that's the difficult thing to choose. And I think in the future, the time to make decisions for Rele and his environment will come.
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"We're here also to help him to do the right things. I don't think the right opportunity or the right time is related to his age or his experience. It's just about finding the right place to go or to stay," the Spaniard added.
Bafana will be in action on Friday evening against Nigeria in Uyo.
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