Former Baroka midfielder Bennet Bobete has officially joined DStv Premiership outfit Marumo Gallants.
Bobete parted ways with Baroka following their relegation to the Motsepe Foundation Championship. He had been linked with a move to Marumo for some time.
MARUMO CAPITALISE ON BENNET BOBETE
The 22-year-old started training with the club a few weeks ago but was not yet registered. But with the transfer window period officially opening earlier this month. Gallants have now capitalised on the talented player.
He was the captain of the Baroka DStv Diski Challenge (DDC) team before his promotion to the senior team.
Bobete made his debut during a DStv Premiership 1-1 draw against Stellenbosch on Wednesday evening. They are tied on 14 points alongside Maritzburg United, whom they lost 1-0 last weekend.
The next encounter will be a home match against Richards Bay at Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Rustenburg. It will be followed by another tough encounter against Orlando Pirates, also set to take place at the same venue.
BUSY SCHEDULE AHEAD FOR MARUMO
Meanwhile, coach Dan Malesela has reiterated the need for the club to strategies its upcoming busy schedule.
Gallants will be partaking in the CAF Confederations Cup group stages, plus their domestic commitments. Malesela has singled out travelling logistics as the biggest challenge they need to sort out.
“The most difficult thing will be travelling. But in terms of the gap in between the matches, they are reasonably okay. What would be the challenge is the flights because I remember we went to Libya and there were no flights and we had to stay there for three days.
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“So that would be the biggest challenge. You can’t sleep and not be worried. You should be worried about everything else. But like I said, we have to come up with a plan as soon as we get the flight details. Then we will know how to plan.”
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