With all the hype currently surrounding Relebohile Mofokeng at the moment, his father Sechaba Mofokeng has mapped out a different path for the teenager, hoping he would follow in the footsteps of former Bafana Bafana captain, Steven Pienaar.
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A whirlwind breakout season has seen Mofokeng, 19, become the talk of the town following his exploits for Orlando Pirates this season.
His incredible campaign was topped off with a sensational last-minute goal against Mamelodi Sundowns in the Nedbank Cup final at the Mbombela Stadium last weekend.
There has been quite a bit of speculation regarding the Transnet School of Excellence graduate with talk of a possible move to England, Scotland and even north Africa.
But his father Sechaba, a former footballer himself feels that the Netherlands would be the ideal stepping stone for his career, having catapulted the careers of Benni McCarthy, Steven Pienaar and Thulani Serero in years gone by.
"I'll be honest, and Rele knows. I'm praying that he can get a team in Holland for now," Mofokeng senior told the Siya crew.
"I said that he will only spend two years there before going to a big team. For me, Holland is the best development country. I'll make an example and say Steven Pienaar when he left the PSL, he went to Holland. What happened after that? That is what I'm praying for, for my son.
"If it happens that he gets a team somewhere else, I'll be happy but I told him he would only go there for two years and after that he must get a big team for us, then I'll be the happiest man in the world," he continued.
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