Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
Lebo Mothiba set to give Bafana some ‘oof ’
The France-based soccer star faces 36°C heat expected when Bafana take on Nigeria in the Afcon qualifier
It just takes a glance at the players surrounding Bafana Bafana striking talent Lebo Mothiba on the French Ligue 1 top scorers’ chart this season to know the kind of company the youngster is now keeping. The 22-year-old RC Strasbourg centre-forward is among four players — including France World Cup winner Florian Thauvin of Olympique Marseille — on seven goals. The others are Lille’s France junior international Jonathan Bamba and Bordeaux’s Guinea international Francois Kamano. The five top scorers ahead of him represent a staggering array of international talent — Edinson Cavani and Nicolas Pepe on eight goals each‚ Neymar on 10‚ and Nantes’s Argentine Emiliano Sala and Kylian Mbappe on 11.
Mothiba is causing a stir in France‚ becoming a favourite at Strasbourg since arriving there in late August‚ and a striker to watch in the land of Emmanuel Macron‚ Paris Saint-Germainand the World Cup champions. And it is only his first full season in Ligue 1 since moving at 18 to Lille‚ w...
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