Baroka FC have been swamped by calls from the international press wanting to know more about goalkeeping sensation Oscarine Masuluke, who scored with a spectacular late bicycle kick to snatch a draw from Orlando Pirates.
Masuluke's wonder goal in the dying seconds six minutes into injury time earned Baroka a 1-1 Premier Soccer League draw at Orlando Stadium on Wednesday - and the keeper global fame.
Footage of the goal has gone viral on social media and on the websites of newspapers around the world, including most of Britain's major publications, such as The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Sun and The Daily Mail.
Baroka media officer Jimmy Ngobeni said yesterday local and international press want to know more about 23-year-old Masuluke.
"I have had calls from 3am, even from Britain," Ngobeni said. "He is not answering calls. I know him - he's not fond of interviews."
Masuluke played as a striker in his teenage years at amateur team Hotspurs in Giyani in Limpopo. He was signed by Baroka from then fellow-National First Division team Winners Park, who are based in Mookgopong in Limpopo, as a goalkeeper.
Baroka won last season's NFD title to be promoted to the PSL, where the exciting team from Polokwane, coached by the eccentric Kgoloko Thobejane, sit in 11th place after 10 games.
"In training he wants to do everything. Sometimes he wants to play as a striker, or as a defender.
"But I've never seen him practise that bicycle kick. I think it was just his instinct as a former striker that made him do it.
"He is very competitive and likes winning."
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