Orlando Pirates winger Monnapule Saleng produced an outrageous piece of skill during Bafana's friendly win on Tuesday, that's now trending on social media.
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What's the story?
Saleng's exhibition of skill almost stood out as much as Lyle Foster's winning goal in Bafana Bafana's win over the DR Congo.
The attacker entertained his home ground with a remarkable piece of Kasi Flava, which made him a trending topic on Twitter/X after Tuesday's friendly.
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Saleng trends for Kasi Flava
The Orlando Pirates star showed the beauty and the pain of Kasi Flava in Bafana's 1-0 win over the DR Congo at the Orlando Stadium on Tuesday evening.
In the second half of the game, the winger got the fans on their feet eSgodini with a sensational, Neymar-esque 'Rainbow Flick', which was unfortunately followed up with a dismal attempt at a cross.
Unsurprisingly, the 25-year-old's trick started trending on Twitter/X, with some appreciating the skills, while other lamented his inability to create a goalscoring opportunity in the final third.
Take a look:
Saleng did the most here ??????Didn't expect this move from him! Bafana Bafana! ???????? pic.twitter.com/Od9dVqsPue
— Cellular® (@Cellular_jnr) September 12, 2023
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Although that flick has received plenty of praise, even from Bafana's official account, a few others felt that Saleng's dribble should've been followed up with something more effective:
I'm a Pirates fan and a big Saleng fan. Nothing wrong with the dribble at first, it looks great was effective. What irritates me is that it's followed by a failed cross a second later. Doing something amazing and then failing a basic straight after... I won't praise that.
— Joseph Bertrand (@JoBertrand19) September 12, 2023
Rainbow flick ?? from Monnapule Saleng
— Bafana Bafana (@BafanaBafana) September 12, 2023
Saleng got crowd excited then couldn't place the cross but people carried on celebrating ??????????????????
— Mphoza (@Mphoza929) September 12, 2023
Nonsense !!!What was that ?? last touch Dololo Useless skill ?? pic.twitter.com/1I8LDTzIrE
— 7_ball_??? (@7_ball_) September 12, 2023
Nah…this ain't it, reminds of that Mshishi vs Mbonani shibobo and head dive…as Mshishi said then, it doesn't matter if the end product is this poor ?????? https://t.co/2ObKUpPUYY
— Andile Ncube (@AndileNcube) September 12, 2023
I don't know why people are coming for Saleng over the skill he did when Bafana Bafana played DRC Congo…. What matters he did it, he had the confidence and that's what we want to see from a footballer to be able to express their potential. Next time he'll do better! ?????????? pic.twitter.com/OB5yAD1uTQ
— Cellular® (@Cellular_jnr) September 12, 2023
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