The article highlights the tension between achieving external success and familial expectations, illustrating how even the most talented individuals may not always receive the support or validation they desire from their closest relatives.
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Relebohile Mofokeng, at 19 years old, has the world at his feet, quite literally. In his first full season with Orlando Pirates, the teen- ager has managed to help the Buccaneers to a second-place finish in the DStv Premiership, while winming two trophies in the MTN8 and the Nedbank Cup respectively. His efforts have seen him roped into Hugo Broos' latest Bafana Bafana squad for FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria and Zimbabwe. The Sebokeng-born starlet appears to have everyone impressed besides one person - his biggest critic, his father Sechaba Mofokeng, who has a completely different take on Rele's maiden professional sea- son. In this interview with Soc- cer Laduma's Delmain Faver, Mofokeng senior details how he predicted his son would be in top-flight football as a teenager, while revealing his desire to see him follow in the footsteps of Steven Pienaar and more...
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