With Lebo Mothiba recently completing a move to Mamelodi Sundowns, we take a look at six big-name players he shared a pitch with during his long tenure in European football.
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Mothiba will play professional South African football for the first time in his career after officially signing for Masandawana. The 28-year-old moves to Chloorkop after spending a decade honing his skills in top-level French football. The Johannesburg native has played for major Ligue 1 sides, but the club where he enjoyed his most prolonged tenure was Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace, or RC Strasbourg.
This is the outfit where he played with one teammate more than any other in his career—Matz Sels. The duo shared the pitch 96 times during their time at Strasbourg. While Mothiba is now with Sundowns, the Belgian shot-stopper is in the Premier League with Nottingham Forest, where he is enjoying a wonderful campaign. The 33-year-old currently has the most clean sheets in the English top flight (11).
Click through the list below to see the six superstar former teammates Lebogang Mothiba played with during his time in France, as per Transfermarkt:
Another prominent shot-stopper the striker has played with is French national team goalkeeper Mike Maignan. The two came up through Lille's reserve ranks before both making it to the club's first team. Maignan is now regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world and currently plies his trade with AC Milan.
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Another star from Lille who the Bafana Bafana forward played alongside is Ivorian winger Nicolas Pepe. The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations winner played a total of 17 matches with the physically imposing striker during their time at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
