Former SuperSport keeper amongst Baroka new signings

Baroka FC have unveiled 13 new signings including a former long-serving SuperSport United goalkeeper.

The Motsepe Foundation Championship side held their media unveiling on Friday ahead of the new season. This also includes the unveiling of their new kits.

Bakgaga will begin their season with a Limpopo derby against Magesi FC on Sunday at the Global Village.

Ex-SuperSport keeper Boalefa Pule, Matome Mathiane from Chippa United, and Kagiso Selemela are some of the notable signings by the club.

Pule spent 12 years with United but mostly as an understudy to the different goalkeepers. He was finally released at the end of last season.

BAROKA FC NEW SIGNINGS

Putco Khoza [SuperSport United], Keyarabiloe Mphahlele [Baroka Development], Lehlogonolo Melkyn [Highlands Park], Tshenzhelani Radzhadzhi [Pretoria Athletic], Tumelo MMakgolane [Mamelodi Sundowns], Siyabonga Mthombeni [Middelburg Mpumalanga].

Rebone Ntsoane [Polokwane City], Matome Mathiane [Chippa United], Khomotso Lekoloane [Polokwane City], Kagiso Selemela [Magesi FC], Tshepo Mofokeng [Orlando Pirates], Morapedi Makhene [Highlands Park], Boalefa Pule [SuperSport United].

KHURISHI MPHAHLELE OUTLINES MAMDADE FOR THE SEASON

Baroka Chairman Khurishio Mphahlele insists he wants automatic promotion from his team this season.

“Definitely, automatic promotion. We don’t want any position except number one,” he said.

“We have put everything in place. The team, technical team, facilities, they have everything. They must just give us number one.”

Mphahlele wants his team to put their poor display of last season in the past.

“I wish I could delete last season out of my mind. It was a waste of time and a waste of our energy because we signed blindly.”

Mphahlele has also put his trust behind current head coach Stanford Nkoane to deliver on his mandate.

“Our current coach finished the season on a high note. That has made us keep him so that he can start where he left, and we believe in him. He is a hard worker, and we love him.

“With the team that we had last season, he wins three games in a row. This season, we gave him quality. so I think he can win even ten games in a row,” he said.

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