Sipho Mbule of SuperSport United celebrates his goal during 2017 CAF Confederations Cup Final Supersport United at TP Mazembe Stadium (Aubrey Kgakatsi /BackpagePix)
Mbule made his senior debut for the club on the opening day of the Absa Premiership after coming off the bench in a 2-0 defeat to arch rivals Mamelodi Sundowns.
He made headlines when he scored a brilliant goal in the Caf Confederation Cup final in Lubumbashi against eventual champions TP Mazembe. Before that goal, Mbule was playing in the Multichoice Diski Challenge against Sundowns. ‘Yeye’ believes that the 19-year-old youngster – otherwise known as ‘Nyaope’ – has a bright future ahead of him.
“We’ve seen from the past games that he played and from witnessing him at training, he has got the potential to be one of the top players in the next few years,” said the 35-year-old veteran midfielder.
“He did well in the game (away to TP Mazembe) and scoring that goal was a motivation for him, as long as he can keep his feet on the ground, keep working hard and try to improve every game and every session that he has,” added the ex-Kaizer Chiefs star.
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