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Biography
Mpho Makola (born May 4, 1986 in Alexandra, Gauteng) is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates.
Early life
Makola was born and raised in Alexandra and attended school in Yeoville Community Primary School and Barnato Park High School where he was a sports all rounder. He joined the Kaizer Chiefs academy in 1999 from Alex Sheffield. By the age of 15, Makola became his family's main breadwinner and took care of his mother and six siblings. As a teenager, Makola consumed drugs and hung around gangsters and nearly joined a hijacking syndicate. He later played for Vaal University of Technology and earned R900 a month.
International career
He scored on his international debut against Senegal in an international friendly on 8 September 2015.
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 September 2015 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Senegal | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 6 September 2016 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Egypt | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |