- Midfielder reportedly in negotiation with local top teams
After over a decade serving in South Africa’s top tier, Premier Soccer League (PSL), Mogakolodi Ngele is set for a return to the Botswana Football League (BFL), according to close sources.
Several local top clubs are believed to be working on proposals to land the talented attacker, who will be out of contract at the end of the current season. Previously with Township Rollers, Tsotso, as he is affectionally known by his legion of fans, did train with Mapalastina during his difficult last days at Mamelodi Sundowns, after falling down the perking order of coach Pitso Mosimane.
Although Rollers will be keen to re-unite with their former star and possibly address their goals-shy attack, Gaborone United and the mining clubs, Jwaneng Galaxy and Orapa United are said to be bracing themselves for a bidding war to land the mercurial attacker. At 32 years of age, Ngele’s close associates have revealed that the player feels it is the right time to return home where he will also have a chance to monitor his businesses from close range.
“He has been in South Africa for a long time and had lots of success, he feels it’s the right time to return home. A few clubs have expressed interest in his services but there is no concrete offers yet so we’ll see,” a close source to the player shared. The left-footed midfielder was signed by Chippa United ahead of the start of the DSTV Premiership, 2021/2022 season, reuniting with head coach, Gavin Hunt.
They had worked together at Bidvest Wits and won the Premiership title in 2016/17 but things had later not worked out for the two, with Hunt shown the exit doors and Ngele struggling for game time. Ngele was on loan to Wits from Sundowns at the time and played a key role in the Clever Boys' success. Ngele's career has not progressed so well after that season with Wits, having brief spells with SuperSport United, Black Leopards and Marumo Gallants (formerly Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila).
The 32-year-old was with Gallants for one season, playing 13 matches as the club avoided relegation and won the Nedbank Cup by beating his current club Chippa United in the final. Ahead of the current DSTV premiership season, Ngele was also assessed by Moroka Swallows but was unable to secure a deal with the Dube birds.
After over a decade serving in South Africa’s top tier, Premier Soccer League (PSL), Mogakolodi Ngele is set for a return to the Botswana Football League (BFL), according to close sources.
Several local top clubs are believed to be working on proposals to land the talented attacker, who will be out of contract at the end of the current season. Previously with Township Rollers, Tsotso, as he is affectionally known by his legion of fans, did train with Mapalastina during his difficult last days at Mamelodi Sundowns, after falling down the perking order of coach Pitso Mosimane.
Although Rollers will be keen to re-unite with their former star and possibly address their goals-shy attack, Gaborone United and the mining clubs, Jwaneng Galaxy and Orapa United are said to be bracing themselves for a bidding war to land the mercurial attacker. At 32 years of age, Ngele’s close associates have revealed that the player feels it is the right time to return home where he will also have a chance to monitor his businesses from close range.
“He has been in South Africa for a long time and had lots of success, he feels it’s the right time to return home. A few clubs have expressed interest in his services but there is no concrete offers yet so we’ll see,” a close source to the player shared. The left-footed midfielder was signed by Chippa United ahead of the start of the DSTV Premiership, 2021/2022 season, reuniting with head coach, Gavin Hunt.
They had worked together at Bidvest Wits and won the Premiership title in 2016/17 but things had later not worked out for the two, with Hunt shown the exit doors and Ngele struggling for game time. Ngele was on loan to Wits from Sundowns at the time and played a key role in the Clever Boys' success. Ngele's career has not progressed so well after that season with Wits, having brief spells with SuperSport United, Black Leopards and Marumo Gallants (formerly Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila).
The 32-year-old was with Gallants for one season, playing 13 matches as the club avoided relegation and won the Nedbank Cup by beating his current club Chippa United in the final. Ahead of the current DSTV premiership season, Ngele was also assessed by Moroka Swallows but was unable to secure a deal with the Dube birds.
