LIMPOPO – Bakgaga ba Mphahlele Head Coach, Kgoloko Thobejane and his family started the new year with broad smiles on their faces after they received a new house as a thank-you gift from the Baroka FC team management.
The house, which was officially handed to the Thobejane family on 31 December, was built at Malekapane Village, Ga-Mphahlele.
According to Baroka FC Chairman, Khurishi Mphahlele, the house was to thank Thobejane for helping the team gain promotion to the Premier Soccer League (PSL).
Bakgaga claimed PSL status after winning the 2015/16 National First Division (NFD). The Limpopo outfit played to a one-all draw with Milano United in their last encounter at Peter Mokaba Stadium which gained the team an automatic entry to South Africa’s biggest domestic soccer league.
Bakgaga only needed one point to win the NFD title.
Mphahlele explained that they wanted to give Thobejane a lifetime gift, that is why they decided to build his family a house rather than giving them money or a car.
“A house is a lifetime investment and we realised that it would be the best gift for our coach.
He helped the team earn PSL status and this is a big achievement,” said Mphahlele.
He stated it is a four-bedroom house and emphasised that he believes the family will enjoy the comfort thereof.
Baroka had a tough first leg during the campaign as the team is currently at the bottom of the league with a mere 12 points after playing 15 league games.
Bakgaga ba Mphahlele have to pull up their socks and win as many games as possible to avoid relegation. Thobejane was unavailable for comment at the time of going to print.
