Baroka FC have been swamped by calls from the international press wanting to know more about their goalkeeping sensation Oscarine Masuluke‚ who scored with a spectacular late bicycle kick to snatch a draw from Orlando Pirates. Masuluke’s wonder goal‚ scored in the dying seconds six minutes into injury time‚ earned Baroka a 1-1 Premier Soccer League draw at Orlando Stadium on Wednesday night — and has earned the keeper a measure of instant global fame. Footage of the goal has gone viral on social media and been featured on the websites of newspapers across the world‚ including most of Britain’s major publications such as the Guardian‚ the Telegraph‚ the Sun and the Daily Mail. Baroka’s media officer Jimmy Ngobeni said on Thursday he has been swamped by calls from local and international press asking to know more about 23-year-old Masuluke‚ whose Neymar-like strike is made more amazing by the fact that he is a good two-metres tall. "I have had calls… they started at 3am‚ even from Bri...
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