Star Orlando Pirates attacker Relebohile Mofokeng cannot wait for the new season to start, saying he feels alive as the Buccaneers begin preparations for the 2025-26 campaign at their camp in Spain.
Pirates arrived in Marbella on Tuesday, where they will train and play a series of friendlies while new Moroccan coach Abdeslam Ouaddou begins to shape his side for the coming campaign.
I feel alive. Football is back, we're back, so that brings back my life. The rest was short but then it's work, what can we say? We have to get going,'' Mofokeng told teammate Sipho Chaine on Monday in a lighthearted interview posted by sportscaster Thomas Mlambo on Bucs' arrival in Spain
Ouaddou will use the tour to integrate Pirates' new signings into a team that had a competitive campaign in 2024-25, winning the MTN8 and reaching the Caf Champions League semifinals and Nedbank Cup final before finishing second in the Betway Premiership for the third season running.
Sipho Master Chef Mbule, Bafana Bafana star Oswin Appollis, Tshepang Moremi, Yanela Mbuthuma, Sihle Nduli and Nkosikhona Ndaba are some of the players Bucs have recruited ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.