Jose Riveiro delivers verdict on Pirates new signing Thuso Moleleki
Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has delivered his verdict on the qualities of the the club’s new signing Thuso Moleleki, who was signed in the off-season from the Motsepe Foundation Championship side Orbit College.
Moleleki was one of key players for Orbit College in their maiden season in the NFD after gaining promotion from the ABC Motsepe League at the start of the 2023/24 campaign.
In the previous season when Orbit finished ninth on the league table, Moleleki scored six goals in 28 matches in the league.
Meanwhile, Moleleki made is debut for Orlando Pirates on Wednesday night when they beat Chippa United 2-1 at Orlando Stadium in the Betway Premiership. The promising midfielder came on a second-half substitute against The Chilli Boys to replace Relebohile Mofokeng.
WHAT DID JOSE RIVEIRO SAY ABOUT THUSO MOLELEKI?
After showing glimpses of an exciting player, his coach Jose Riveiro is confident that the midfielder will help his side play in between the lines against the low block.
“You know I don’t like to speak about individual players but he [Moleleki] is a talented player and that’s why he’s in the squad,” Riveiro told the media.
“He proved it last season with the numbers he produced with the previous team. So that’s why he’s involved, he’s doing well in training. He’s working hard, that’s why he’s frequently in our 20 [men squad].
“So we understood that it was a good moment for him to come in and contribute, to show his capacity to play between the lines, play forward, turn quickly, and be aggressive close to the box.
“We didn’t find him as much as I would like because we were chasing the goal and we were not that positional in the last minutes of the match. But I’m sure he’s a player who will help us like every other player in the squad.”
Moleleki joined Pirates alongside, Deano Van Rooyen, Gilberto, Selaelo Rasebotja, Bayanda Thabethe, and Thalente Mbatha who spent the second round of last season on loan at Pirates from SuperSport United.
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