Teenage defender Ime Okon is back at SuperSport United after the end of his training spell with Danish table toppers FC Midtjylland.
Okon has only played in the DStv Premiership for just six months but already has 22 appearances to his name and has attracted the interest of Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos.
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The 19-year-old was in the preliminary Bafana squad for the AFCON but ultimately didn't make the cut for the squad that travelled to Cote d'Ivoire.
He is yet to earn a cap for Bafana despite getting call-ups.
Through all that he has done at SuperSport United where he arrived from Randburg at the end of 2023 after completing his matric at Florida Park High School, Okon has been enjoying a meteoric rise.
From having had trials at Cape Town City while in Grade 12, Okon needed only six months in the reserve team at SuperSport before he was handed his first team debut in June.
Since then, he has had more minutes than the vastly experienced pair of Thulani Hlatshwayo and Siyanda Xulu.
This has then meant his transfer market value rises with Midtjylland inviting him.
Okon travelled in the first week of January and has since spent most of the month with the Danish club.
While the Danes have shown interest, SuperSport have resisted the temptation to sell and his return to training on Tuesday morning is an indication of that he will stay on.
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Okon was born in the country to a Nigerian father and a South African mother and grew up in Florida on the West Rand starting out with Florida Albion before moving to Orlando Pirates' development after which he spent just over a year at Randburg FC.
His international career remains open to the possibility of either Bafana Bafana or the Super Eagles.
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