Orlando Pirates starlet picks surprise favourite footballer

Orlando Pirates starlet Boitumelo Radiopane has picked his all-time favourite footballer.

The striker who’s currently out on loan at Motsepe Foundation Championship side Cape Town Spurs hasn’t gone for the regular Lionel Messi/Cristiano Ronaldo picks!

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The lethal attacker who scored a whopping 24 goals for the club’s reserve side in the DStv Diski Challenge last season is one of the finest young talents in the country.

Take a look at which footballer inspired the prodigy the most below.

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“My favourite player was Arjen Robben, the Netherlands star, the left-footer.” the Orlando Pirates academy graduate told IdiskiTimes.

“The way he plays, the speed, his agility, like everything. Like, I thought to myself, ‘no, I can do anything that he did’.

“So he achieved so many things, he played for Bayern Munich and I was looking to that player because he was phenomenal to me.”

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“Boitumelo is a Pirates player,” the Orlando Pirates coach said as quoted by KickOff.

“I think he’s doing a good job after a long period injured. I don’t know the coach (Shaun Bartlett) but I know very well that he is a coach who can help him in his development there.

“I’m pretty sure that he [Radiopane] can manage to achieve the standard you need to play for Pirates.”

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