Teboho Mokoena was heaped with praise by the South African football figures and fans online after his Man of the Match performance against Morocco.
Check it out!
What's the story?
Teboho Mokoena was rightfully awarded the Man of the Match award in Bafana Bafana's 2-0 win over Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16.
Mokoena's stoppage time free-kick sent social media into a frenzy, with the Mamelodi Sundowns star earning praise from fans and Pitso Mosimane among others.
Read: Lorch Seems Happier Than Ever At Downs
Let's take a closer look...
Mzansi's Hero: Teboho Mokoena
Bafana Bafana broke the hearts of the Atlas Lions at the Stade Laurent Pokou in the AFCON Round of 16 on Tuesday evening. The win sees South Africa qualify for the quarterfinals of the competition, where they will face Cape Verde.
Second half goals from Orlando Pirates target man Evidence Makgopa and 22/23 PSL Footballer of the Season Teboho Mokoena were enough to see Hugo Broos' men through.
Mokoena was a player that stood out in the clash, breaking his back to progress the ball for Bafana and continuously pressing to retain possession.
Four minutes into stoppage time, after Sofyan Amrabat fouled Mokoena outside the box that resulted in him being sent off, the Downs midfield ace stepped up for a freekick and produced something straight out of the top drawer:
???????????? ???? ?????? ?????
— SuperSport Football ?? (@SSFootball) January 30, 2024
Watch as Teboho Mokoena seals Bafana Bafana's place in the quarter-finals ??#TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 | #AFCON2023 pic.twitter.com/AvpgVpOTOZ
The Twitter/X timeline went into overdrive praising Tebza's freekick and his overall performance:
Teboho Mokoena is exactly the man that he thinks he is.???????????? pic.twitter.com/gZpgf7V0hG
— Maps Maponyane (@MapsMaponyane) January 30, 2024
Teboho Mokoena's goal reminds me of a cracker that Daniel Alves scored against Khune in Confederations Cup pic.twitter.com/NKtD0peaeD
— Bra Hloni (@BraHlonisky) January 31, 2024
Teboho Mokoena has a V8 engine
— Thatishi (@thatishi) January 30, 2024
Rivalry aside. Mamelodi Sundowns should actually offer overseas clubs Teboho Mokoena. They must not wait for offers to come. Just tell whoever, "here's a player, he deserves European football"- lethani imali nimthathe!
— Mpangazitha | Ntombela | Malandela (@MathewsNtanzi) January 30, 2024
Yves Bissouma was Subbed off While Amrabat was Sent off. Common denominator pic.twitter.com/1xcbyWmduh
— Arteta ???? (@Lordofthe2000) January 30, 2024
Tebogo Mokoena! What a player. The free kick he scored, was just the icing on the cake! He stepped on every grass leaf on the pitch.
— Pitso Mosimane (@TheRealPitso) January 30, 2024
Bossing the midfield. No arguments , SA is one of the most tactically disciplined team in the tournament.
No frills , just grinding.
????????…
Tebogo Mokoena? Send that man to Europe's best leagues and he'll ball. I'm so serious
— Lesilo Rula ???? (@kay_mahapa) January 30, 2024
My wish is that someone is scouting Teboho Mokoena ????. That guy is a complete midfielder who can play in any league in the world. He is also at a perfect age right now for that step up????
— Yoza Qoshe (@Yolulwe_Qoshe) January 30, 2024
What a win South Africa, what a goal Teboho Mokoena…Bafana Bafana played a game of their lives
— Manzini Zungu (@ManziniZungu_) January 30, 2024
Beating Morocco with the best generation of plays is huge. We move to the last 8 AFCON ???? pic.twitter.com/a5mD1xXjFE
I hope Teboho Mokoena o shapo ka breakfast this morning.
— Rochelle Meyer (@Rochelle__Meyer) January 31, 2024
Bafana Bafana engine room. The main man! Tebogo Mokoena ?????? pic.twitter.com/ZgZe9IPXdL
— STAR. (@makwande_m) January 30, 2024
What a free kick. Bafana through to the quarters via Makgopa and Mokoena! Bring on Cape Verde! ????????
— Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh (@SizweMpofuWalsh) January 30, 2024
Get Teboho Mokoena to Europe ASAP!!!! pic.twitter.com/UG1jZg9JXL
— Uwais Saeed (@13Uwais) January 30, 2024
Nah Teboho Mokoena is actually ridiculously good in this football thing!??
— Sinethemba Mbatha (@SnezzyMbatha) January 30, 2024
Get this man to Europe!#TotalEnergiesAFCON2023
Tebogo Mokoena has been our talisman in this tournament, really carrying us. If Percy Tau came to the party, I swear we'd have been a much much better team than we already are here. I wish Tau find his feet in the next game really, he has to dig a little deeper and show up more… pic.twitter.com/ArcSTCFUKO
— Phillix M. Kokwele (@Matome_Kay) January 30, 2024
Basebenzile Abafana??????#TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 https://t.co/baqIklO97b
— Siphiwe Tshabalala (@siphiweshabba) January 30, 2024
Have your say about Mokoena's Man of the Match performance against Morocco...
You must be SIGNED IN to read and post comments.
