Mehalalitoe duo set for Royal AM debuts

MASERU – Lesotho Senior Women’s national team player Litšeoane Maloro and Mosili Motšoeneng are over the moon that they are finally available for selection to play for Royal AM in the South Africa Hollywoodbets Super League.

The duo recently reunited at KwaZulu-Natal having previously played together at Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies before it sold its male and female teams to Royal AM, which is owned by renowned socialite and businesswoman, Shaun Mkhize, who is popularly known as Mam’Mkhize.

Maloro was in the books of Tshwane University of Technology last season but parted ways with the club at the end of last season while Motšoeneng had been part of the Celtic team that had to relocate to Durban after being sold to Royal AM though she did not play in the second-round while awaiting her work permit.

The two players expressed their gratitude to the Lesotho Football Association for coming to the party to help them get their paperwork sorted to enable them to play in the Hollywoodbets Super League.

Lesotho already has Mehalalitoe captain Boitumelo ‘Queen’ Rabale playing her football in the Hollywoodbets Super League, where she is currently the reigning Player of the Season, after her exploits in the previous season that saw her score 27 goals in all competition for Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.

“The team announced that our paperwork is now sorted, and we will start playing. We are really grateful for the assistance from the Lesotho Football Association to have our paperwork sorted,” Maloro said.

“It’s been almost a year for me without playing competitive football at club level after the challenges I experienced at my previous club and I’m very excited that I have this chance to play again.

“To play in a professional set up is never easy but the fact that there was already my teammate from the national team in Motšoeneng helped me to settle down quickly at the club.”
Motšoeneng also spoke of her delight that they finally have a chance to play competitive football after a frustrating spell on the side-lines waiting for their paperwork to be sorted-out.

“I’m so, so excited that everything has been sorted-out and we will be able to make a contribution to the club in the league,” Motšoeneng said.

“The fact that I was here with the club, but I could not play was very frustrating and I’m glad that all has been cleared and I will be back in the field playing.

“It’s amazing really and it’s a chance for us to stamp our authority to show what we are made of,” she said.

The Mehalalitoe duo stated that it’s a motivation for them to have Rabale doing so well in South Africa, which challenges them to also come to the party by performing well.

Royal AM beat UJ FC 5-0 in their last match and play Coal City Wizards in their next match this upcoming weekend.

Mikia Kalati