Former Bafana Bafana midfielder Lebohang “Cheeseboy” Mokoena says it will take “a bit of time” for Orlando Pirates to produce a clutch of similarly talented young players like the ones it churned out in the early 2000s.

At the turn of the century, Pirates promoted academy graduates such as Mokoena‚ Benedict “Tso” Vilakazi‚ Gift “Continental” Leremi‚ Joseph “Duku-Duku” Makhanya and Kelebogile Mabe, who went on to become household names...

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