Relebohile Mofokeng bet Orlando Pirates chairman Dr Irvin Khoza that the Buccaneers would end their 14-year league drought. Khoza lost, and the winger now has a house.

The Royal Union Saint-Gilloise attacker reportedly made the bold wager with Khoza ahead of last season’s league campaign, according to his father, Sechaba Mofokeng, who spoke to Soccer Laduma.

The deal was simple, and the stakes were high. If Pirates failed to win the league, the winger would hand Khoza R200 000. If they lifted the title, the chairman would buy him a house of his choice.

“So they made a bet, if they didn’t win the league, he (Mofokeng) would give the chairman R200 000. He said, if I win the league, the chairman would buy him any house of his choice,” Sechaba said.

The exchange reportedly left the young winger speechless. Pirates ended their 14-year wait and won the championship, with Mofokeng playing an instrumental role in the triumph. The 22-year-old spent four years with the club, winning seven trophies, including the league title.

Khoza kept his word. “The house is there, he delivered,” Sechaba confirmed.

Sechaba also revealed how close his son is to the Pirates chairman, who he says shaped him off the pitch as well as on it.

“He did so much for me in my life and he taught me a lot about life. I think he deserved to get something back,” he said.

Mofokeng left the Buccaneers in July for Belgium, having scored 29 goals in more than 120 matches. Four months in, he has already impressed at Union Saint-Gilloise.

He has a league title, seven trophies, a European move and a house he did not have to pay R200 000 for. Not a bad bet.

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