Gomolemo Khoto embraces Orbit College loan spell from Orlando Pirates

Khoto, who is on loan from Pirates, has been one of the bright sparks in what has been a baptism of fire for the Mswenko Boys’ first foray into topflight football.  

The flying left winger has scored once in 14 matches in all competitions for Orbit, and says the valuable lessons from this season will benefit him upon his return to The Buccaneers. 

"This is my team, for now I'm on loan from Orlando Pirates – at Pirates I learnt a lot, and I'm still learning a lot at Orbit because I'm playing in a big league now," said Khoto.

"At Pirates I was playing in the DDC, so coming back on loan is going to help me a lot if I go back there because I'll have a better understanding of the game."

Orbit head coach Pogiso Makhoye, who is credited with discovering Sundowns attacker Monnapule Saleng, believes Khoto is the next big thing in South African football. 

"I think the boy is talented – I was telling him, 'Khoto, you are one the [most] talented players in South Africa, if you keep your mind to it and start believing in yourself, I think you can go far,'" said Makhoye.

"He didn't start the season well but he's starting to get his rhythm right now, and he's a special player like Monnapule Saleng, and I think the next nine games he will assist the team.

"You haven't seen the best of Khoto, the boy is special and I still believe in him – he can do wonders. He's got goals in him and he can win games for you.

"He's a game decider, he can decide games at any given moment, so every touch you don't know what he's going to do next because he's unpredictable.

"So every time when he touches the ball, you ask yourself, 'What is he going to do?' You want to see him. He's got this 'wow' factor like Saleng, and he's a left-footer, who are special."

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