Botswana defender Thatayaone Ditlhokwe is being linked with a surprise domestic switch within the Libyan Premier League, with Al-Shomooa SC rumoured to be weighing up a move for the Al-Ittihad centre-back.
The 27-year-old, valued at €850,000, is the subject of transfer speculation suggesting Al-Shomooa are considering reinforcing their defence with the left-footed centre-back. Data on the move lists the probability only as “?”, underlining that talks, if any, are at a very early and uncertain stage and no agreement has been reported.
Ditlhokwe joined Al-Ittihad from South African giants Kaizer Chiefs after steadily increasing his reputation in the South African top flight. His contract situation at Al-Ittihad is unclear in the available data, with no expiry date recorded, fuelling suggestions that a future switch – or even a route towards free-agent status – cannot be ruled out should negotiations over his future stall.
Previously on the books of SuperSport United and Township Rollers after an earlier spell at Gaborone United, the defender has built a profile as a physically imposing 1.86m centre-back. His rise in market value, from €150,000 in early 2020 to €850,000 in his most recent valuation with Al-Ittihad, reflects a consistent upward trajectory across Botswana and South African football before his move to Libya.
Born in Gulubane on 21 September 1998, Ditlhokwe represents Botswana and has typically operated in the heart of defence, with his left foot offering balance to back lines that favour playing out from the back. He wears the number 4 shirt at Al-Ittihad, where he competes in the Libyan Premier League, the same division in which Al-Shomooa SC currently operate.
With no fee, timetable or formal bid documented, this remains firmly in the realm of rumour, but a move to Al-Shomooa – if it materialises – could mark the next step in a career that has already taken Ditlhokwe from Botswana to South Africa and now Libya, potentially reshaping his regional reputation and long-term prospects in North African football.
