Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has praised the versatility of talented youngster Malebogo Modise and believes it was the right time to promote ‘Bale’ to the first team.
The 21-year-old defender was part of the Sundowns academy for six years and was the latest youngster to be promoted to the Sundowns senior team.
The versatile player has since signed a five-year contract with the club after his impressive performances with the MultiChoice Diski Challenge (MDC) team.
‘We brought in Malebogo Modise, or “Bale” as they call him. He plays as a winger, left back, left wing. He is easy to convert from left wing to left back because he has the quality and a very good left foot,’ Mosimane told KickOff.com.
‘He’s got speed, he’s got height. He loves to play by going up and down the sides. He plays centre back also because if you play centre back it means you know how to defend. If you play left back it means you also know how to defend and it means you know how to attack.
‘Because the quality and the characteristics of our full backs at Sundowns is Tebogo Langerman, Thapelo Morena, those are the characteristics, Lyle Lakay, you know, those full backs who overlap. So Bale fits in that space.
‘Bale is young, he’s played in the U20 at the World Cup and U23, and he’s been part of the U17 World Cup also. So, it’s the right time to bring him over.’
Masandawana we’re proud to announce that youngster Malebogo “Bale” Modise has been promoted from the Mamelodi Sundowns Youth Academy to the First Team.👆
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— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) July 25, 2020
Malebogo now follows other Sundowns youth academy graduates such as Keletso Makalgwa, Sphelele Mkhulise, Motjeka Madisha, Abram Ngcobo, Nicholus Lukhubeni, Promise Mkhuma, Harold Majadibodu and Percy Tau.
