Orlando Pirates complete signing of midfielder with days to kick-off of Betway Premiership defence

[p]The 23-year-old has put pen to paper on a three-year deal and will wear the number 33 jersey in the coming campaign.[/p][p][b]“I am pleased to be here and look forward to meeting the rest of the team,” [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mokobodi-thapelo/29r0eo6M/"]Mokobodi[/a] said in a statement. [b]“It’s a big opportunity to play for such a club, and I am ready to get going. I would like to make a meaningful contribution to this great institution.”[/b][/p][p]The transfer of defensive midfielder Mokobodi had been mooted for some time.[/p][p]He began his career with then-second-tier [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/marumo-gallants/Gnghzo3C/"]Marumo Gallants[/a] in the 2023/24 campaign before moving to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/stellenbosch-fc/fJsWcA5b/"]Stellenbosch[/a] for last season.[/p][p]There, he made 28 appearances, including 13 starts, and six in the CAF Confederation Cup.[/p][embed guid="7b4579a7-eb61-4c96-bc1b-a93943796a37" url="https://x.com/orlandopirates/status/2081811323189408254?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]In all, he has made 73 career appearances, with both of his goals coming for Gallants in the Motsepe Foundation Championship in separate games against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/black-leopards/joVtOm40/"]Black Leopards[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orlando-pirates/p4SF9EMI/"]Pirates[/a] open their Betway Premiership title defence at home to promoted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/milford/vVj5ECUK/"]Milford FC[/a] on Saturday. [/p]