The court heard the accused had other pending cases against him as well as a warrant of arrest in a separate incident.
The suspect was arrested last week Thursday by the Pinetown Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) officers.
Police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele said the suspect had approached the victim last year in December and told him that he was soccer coach who was recruiting some young players.
It is alleged that the incident occurred in Kloof, where the 25-year-old man gave the young boy a mixture of medicinal substances to drink, drugging him, and then raped him.
The case was postponed to 11 February for further investigation.
The suspect will be remanded in custody and detained at the Pinetown police station until his next appearance.
