Mokoena arrived on the south coast in the summer of 2009 after his contract expired at Blackburn.

He played in central midfield for most of the season but it was when he stepped back into defence that Pompey fans saw his best performances.

Mokoena scored Pompey’s extra-time winner at Coventry in an FA Cup third round replay as the Blues made it to the final for the second time in three seasons.

He then skippered host nation South Africa at the 2010 World Cup, as Bafana Bafana beat France but narrowly missed out on a place in the last 16.