Orlando Pirates have provided an update over the availability of winger Relebohile Mofokeng for their PSL clash against Polokwane City on Wednesday.
Pirates will shift their attention to league action after their trip to DR Congo yielded more pain as they suffered a heavy 3-0 loss to Congolese club St Eloi Lupopo in the CAF Champions League on Sunday.
The Buccaneers are staring at an early elimination from the Champions League unless they can win 4-0 in the return leg and make it to the group stages, and if that does not happen, then the PSL will be the biggest trophy remaining to hunt.
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However, as they shift their attention to the match at home to Polokwane, Pirates will have to do it without Mofokeng yet again after he sat out their Champions League defeat with an injury.
Will Mofokeng be available for Polokwane?
“They could still be without attacking midfielder Relebohile Mofokeng, who sat out the trip to West Africa, along with the likes of Deano van Rooyen and Tapelo Xoki who have both been on the sidelines over the past few weeks,” Pirates said through a statement on their website while previewing the match.
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Mofokeng last played for Pirates in their Carling Knockout Round of 16 match against Siwelele FC on October 4 before pulling out of the Bafana Bafana team for the World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe and Rwanda.
Pirates, however, are loaded up front and should be able to cope with the absence of Mofokeng as they look to return to winning ways at Orlando Stadium.
The Buccaneers are third on the table with 15 points from seven games, six behind leaders Mamelodi Sundowns, who have played three games more.