Bafana star named in French Ligue 1 Team of the Week

Despite struggling for form in front of goal for both club and country in the past few months, Bafana Bafana striker Lebogang Mothiba has hit his strides of late, scoring twice in his last two outings which saw him included in the French Ligue 1 Team of the Week.

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The 23-year-old bulky marksman, who plies his trade for RC Strasbourg in France’s top-flight division, earned the highest ranking of 9,2 out of 10 (alongside teammate Ludovic Ajorgue) after they starred in their team’s 4-0 crushing of Bongani Zungu’s Amiens SC this past weekend.

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This was the second consecutive week that the Johannesburg-born striker was included in the team of the week after he netted a brace in their 4-1 hammering of Nimes last time out.

‘Lebo’, who has now slightly improved his tally to three goals and two assists in 13 outings this campaign, will be hoping to continue his rich vein of form when they tackle high-flying Lyon in a league match on Saturday, November 30.