Relebohile Mofokeng (''

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'' Ratomo; born 23 October 2004) is a South African professional

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who plays as a

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or winger for

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and the South Africa national team.

Club career

Mofokeng progressed through the Transnet School of Excellence, before a transfer arrangement between

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sides

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and

was met, with Mofokeng joining Orlando Pirates and teammate

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joining the Mamelodi Sundowns. Mofokeng integrated well into the academy of Orlando Pirates, impressing with the reserve team in the DStv Diski Challenge, and being invited to train with the first team. Having featured on the bench four times, he was given his first start for the club in a DStv Premiership game against Royal AM on 3 May 2023. Following a mistake by Royal AM's Mozambiquan player Domingues, Mofokeng's shot deflected off Domingues into the back of the net. However, the goal was given as an own-goal, as the initial shot was not on target. In only his second game for the club, he notched a goal and an assist in a 4–0 win against

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International career

Youth

Mofokeng represented South Africa at the 2022 COSAFA U-20 Cup, scoring twice in five appearances.

Senior

He received his first senior national team call-up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to be played in June 2024 against

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and

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. Mofokeng made his debut against the latter on 11 June 2024 at the

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. He substituted Oswin Appollis in added time, as South Africa won 3–1. Mofokeng scored his first goal for South Africa against Lesotho in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Personal life

At the time of his move to the Orlando Pirates, he had been using his mother's last name, Ratomo, as his parents were not yet married. Three weeks after his registration with the club, he changed his last name legally to Mofokeng - the last name of his father, and former footballer, Sechaba Mofokeng - and this would be his official name ahead of the 2023–24 season. This name change was confirmed by the Orlando Pirates on 4 August 2023.

Career statistics

Club

International

: ''As of match played'' ''25 March 2025'' ''Scores and results list'' ''South Africa's goal tally first.''

Honours

Orlando Pirates *

Nedbank Cup The Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's Premier Soccer League, premier club association football, soccer knockout tournament. While many formats have been used over the years, the tournament has always been based on the idea of gi ...

: 2023–24 *

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: 2023–24, 2024–25 Individual *

South African Premiership The South African Premiership, also known as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the PSL after its governing body, is a professional soccer league in South Africa and the highest level of the South Afr ...

Young Player of the Season: 2024 *

Most Promising Player of the Tournament: 2024

References

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