Aiming higher
Born in Mamelodi, Pretoria, Mashego started to make a name for himself long before his move to Cape Town, after he impressed as a teenager with Mthatha Bucks during the early stages of his career.
His strong performances during his spell with the Eastern Cape-based side belied his youth and caught the attention of GladAfrica Championship side TS Galaxy, who snapped him up in 2018, and it was there that his potential truly began to come to the fore.
During the 2018/19 season, Galaxy famously became the first-ever second division side to win the Nedbank Cup following an historic triumph over Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs in the final, with Mashego playing a starring role for the team in the prestigious cup competition. His contributions were recognised when he was named as the Most Promising Player at the tournament, joining the likes of Andile Jali, Tlou Segolela and Lebohang Maboe, among others, who had won the award, which propelled his name onto
