Saffas: Tau gets off to winning start in Belgium

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PSL Footballer of the Year Percy Tau came off the bench to make his official debut for Belgian outfit Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in a 3-1 victory against KV Westerlo, writes MARSHALL GOUTS.

Percy Tau

The former Mamelodi Sundowns attacker made his European debut after being introduced in the 65th minute with his side a goal up away from home.

The 24-year-old, who is on loan from Premier League outfit Brighton & Hove Albion, will be hoping that his cameo appearance did enough to guarantee him a starting berth in his side’s clash with Beerschot-Wilrijk on Friday night.

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Kamohelo Mokotjo

The Bafana Banana midfielder was brought on in the last 20 minutes of Brentford’s clash against Sheffield on Wednesday.

Mokotjo’s side secured a 2-0 victory to move up to fourth position on the EFL Championship table, with two victories garnered from their three allotted matches thus far in the campaign.

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Lyle Foster

The Orlando Pirates teenager is currently on trial with Ligue 1 giants Monaco and should he impress, come 3 September when he turns 18, South Africa could have another star plying his trade in the French top-flight division alongside the likes of global superstars like Edinson Cavani, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Radamel Falcao.

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Lebo Mothiba

Mothiba started and lasted the complete 90 minutes as Ligue 1 outfit Lille played to a 0-0 draw against Monaco. Mothiba’s side occupy sixth position on the table after two games played thus far in the campaign.

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Bongani Zungu and Keagan Dolly

This game was supposed to pit former Sundowns teammates Zungu and Dolly against each other, but instead turned out to be a Ligue 1 clash minus the two Bafana internationals as Montpellier ran out 2-1 victors.

Dolly was an unused substitute on the bench, while Zungu is yet to feature for Amiens in the 2018-19 campaign.

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Kermit Erasmus

Former SuperSport United and Orlando Pirates striker Kermit Erasmus was unveiled by Portuguese outfit Vitoria de Setubal.

Erasmus became the fourth South African to sign for Setubal in the space of a few days after they captured the services of Sphephelo Sithole, Nkanyiso Shinga and Philani Jaca.

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The 28-year-old now joins the Portuguese outfit from Swedish club Athletic Eskilstuna after putting pen to paper on a two-year deal.

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Photo: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise’s official Facebook page

 

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