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Premier League next gen steals limelight

Star performer: Rannyena PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Star performer: Rannyena PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The 2025-2026 FNB Premiership has gone for an early break, with fans in full agreement on one thing: the football is better, sharper and more entertaining than in recent seasons.

With the halfway mark reached and the league set to resume in late January, it is the emerging generation that has seized the spotlight, reshaping the conversation and hinting at a changing of the guard. One such youngster is 19-year-old forward, Boikobo Rannyena, who has turned defenders inside out while wearing the club’s green and red of BDF XI.

In his first full top-flight season, the teenager is fast proving that his reputation is no fluke.

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