Orlando Pirates star Thembinkosi Lorch has been making headlines since his return from a career-threatening injury. The celebrated midfielder hogged headlines a few months ago after it was reported that he was spotted training alone.

Against the trends, he made his much-talked-about return and has been wowing Pirates fans with his flair.

 
THEMBINKOSI LORCH SHOWS LOVE TO ORLANDO PIRATES WONDERKID
Despite being on the sidelines for months, he still has the touch and flair. Upon his return, he won at least two man-of-the-match awards in the Carling Black Label Knockout Cup.

Despite crashing out of the cup, the ‘Lorch Effect’ was seen by many in the field of play.

Taking to Instagram stories, Thembinkosi Lorch reshared a photo of him with English Premier League-bound Relebohile Mofokeng celebrating Orlando Pirates’ win over Sekhukhune United in the DStv Premier League. Against their win, Orlando Pirates sits ninth on the log with 12 points from nine games.

The photo was captioned ‘Father and Son with a love emoji.’ No doubt, the now-viral photo has since gained thousands of comments and reactions since it dropped.

Over the years, Mofokeng has praised Thembinkosi for being his idol and made it known that it was a dream to star alongside the Pirates star. And it seems Thembinkosi Lorch is showing love to the next South African star.

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The 19-year-old star has been undoubtedly enjoying his stay with the Soweto giants Orlando Pirates.

Relebohile Mofokeng started his youth career with Transet School of Excellence and Amandl/Vaal Juventus FC before joining Pirates for the 2022-23.