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Bongani Zungu (born 9 October 1992) is a South African professional soccer player who plays for Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national team as a midfielder. He was in a long-term relationship with Khanyi Cele before they got engaged in late 2018. Unfortunately, not so long after, precisely in March of 2019, they went their separate ways. Hardworking and tenacious are some of the adjectives that can accurately describe...

Steven Pienaar is a former football player and current assistant coach of the U18 team of the Ajax Youth Academy with a net worth currently estimated at $10 million (170 million Rands) Highly regarded as one of the most prolific football export players in South Africa, the former attacking midfielder spent his playing days slugging it out in Europe. He played for teams such as Borussia Dortmund in Germany and...

Kaizer Motaung became Kaizer Chiefs' Manager in 2001 when he was 31 years old The legacy of the Motaung family cannot be erased as far as football is concerned. Through its patriarch, Kaizer Motaung, the family gave South Africa one of the best clubs, Kaizer Chiefs. Motaung's legacy is now being sustained by his son, Bobby Motaung, who is currently years old and the manager of Kaizer Chiefs. Although his...

Benni McCarthy is a legendary South African former football player and coach who has a net worth estimated at $16 million. As a coach, Benni McCarthy earns a staggering £40,000 (R800 000) a week for coaching Manchester United First team. He began his career as a footballer, and then after his retirement, he turned into a football manager. As a footballer, McCarthy played for clubs such as Ajax, West Ham, and...

Oscar is a South African former professional sprinter who is known for his super-successful athletic career despite being a double amputee from the knee down. He is currently serving jail term for the murder of his then-girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. This brought his career to an abrupt end, leading to the fall of his net worth from millions of dollars to a mere $150 thousand. Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius is one...

Ntuthuko Radebe was a South African footballer born on 29 September 1994 and played as a full-back for the Belgian club KAS Eupen from 2012 until his death in July 2017. Death is always brutal, especially when it involves persons so young and full of life. The South African football community was plunged into mourning as junior international right-back Ntuthuko Radebe was confirmed dead in July 2017. Belgian club KAS Eupen confirmed...

Siphiwe Tshabalala is a -year-old South African professional football player who has garnered fame as one of the most decorated players of the country's national team. Notably, he is the second-most capped player of the national team with 90 caps under his belt. He earns over R450,000 in salary every month. Playing the midfield position, Siphiwe is currently associated with the Turkish club Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor. Before his career...

AB De Villiers retired from all forms of international cricket in May 2018. He made the announcement through a video uploaded to Twitter and thanks to his successful career, he has an estimated net worth of $21 million. The athlete got married to his longtime girlfriend, Danielle Swarts, in March 2013. In a day and age where there seems to be very short memory span, and where words like legend and...

Senzo Meyiwa (24 January 1984 – 26 October 2014) was a South African professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League and the South Africa national team. He was also the captain of both teams. South Africa has in the past produced some great goalkeepers, including people like Itumeleng Khune and Andre Arendse. Many football enthusiasts in the country believed that Senzo Meyiwa...

Itumeleng  Khune (born 20 June 1987) is a professional soccer player from South Africa who plays as goalkeeper for his country's national team and also for the Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League. When naming legends of South African football, past or present, there are less than a hand full of names that come to mind before Itumeleng Khune. The goalkeeper, who has the honor of serving as both...

Peter Ndlovu was a Zimbabwean former professional footballer and the current team manager of the South African Premier Division side, Mamelodi Sundowns. His net worth is estimated at $1 million, which majorly came from his prolific football career. Peter became the team manager of Mamelodi Sundowns in the year 2013. Before then, he served his native country as an assistant manager of the Zimbabwe national team. Beyond his dynamic playing...

In South Africa, many football academies offer standard development programs and training to young ones, nurturing them into football stars. They have facilities that are solely established for the development of young footballers. Thus, the training focuses on enhancing the playing skills of talented young footballers who have passed the football trials organized by the academies. And the development programs offered by the academies improve the players' performance to meet...

Molefi Ntseki is a veteran South African football coach who currently works as the Head of the Technical and Youth Development Academy of the South African professional soccer club, Kaizer Chiefs. He began his coaching career with Chiefs in June 2021 after working with several football teams in the country, including the South African national team. Ntseki is an experienced football coach who was equally outstanding during his playing days. Summary...

Dumisani Zuma is a professional football player who plays for the South African national team and the professional club Kaizer Chief as a winger and striker. His net worth is estimated at R6 million, while his monthly salary at Kaizer Chiefs is reportedly R120,000. The 5 feet 7 inches athlete began his youth career at eleven. He has played for a handful of football teams in South Africa since his...

Derick Hougaard is a former South African rugby player and the ex-husband of Karlien Van Jaarsveld. He played for the South African national team, the Springboks. Hougaard has played for the Bulls and the Blue Bull in the South Africa Professional Rugby Union, while he also played in England for Leicester Tigers and Saracens. Despite being a successful rugby player, Derick Hougaard gained more fame when he married the Afrikaans...

The South African football league is one of the biggest in Africa, without any doubt. Not only is it broadcast live on the DSTV sports channel, but it is also actively followed by many across the continent. Just as the league has continued to gain attention, the players are now the most paid in Africa, only after Egypt. The country's league is ahead of others like  Tunisia, Angola, DR...

Orlando Pirates FC is a South African professional football club based in Houghton, Johannesburg. This club plays in the South African first division - the Premier Soccer League (PSL) - with a team made up of some of the finest footballers in South African football. Their team squad includes Thembinkosi Lorch and Siphesihle Ndlovu. The Buccaneers, as they are fondly called by their fans, also have a well-decorated trophy...

The 2020/2021 football season in the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) was a fierce football battle between the PSL clubs. However, Mamelodi Sundowns proved to be the giant of football in the country by winning the league and being the first team to win the PSL title in four consecutive seasons. That season is over, and sixteen clubs, including the defending champions, are already slugging it out in...

Since playing their first match in 1906, the South Africa national soccer team, better known by the moniker Bafana Bafana, has come a long way, experienced many changes, and distinguished itself in many ways. The team successfully got diversified at the end of the paralytic system of apartheid that had the football world shun them and has made huge leaps since then. Their most significant feat yet happened at...

Founded in 1970, Mamelodi Sundowns is one of the biggest professional football clubs in South Africa. They compete in the first tier of the South African league system (the Premier League Soccer) and have won many national titles and cup competitions. Mamelodi Sundowns new signings for the 2021/2022 season have been a topic of interest in the sports world and among football critics. Mamelodi as a team has thousands of...

One of the oldest clubs in the Premier Soccer League, Orlando Pirates, has boosted its team during the recently ended transfer window by signing new players. The club, founded in 1937, has been playing beautiful football over the years. Nevertheless, they have been struggling to clinch the PSL title since 2012. As a result, Orlando Pirates have strengthened the squad with new signings, hoping to challenge Mamelodi Sundowns for...

Kaizer Chiefs have been making impressive waves in the Premier Soccer League since its establishment on January 7th, 1970. The club calls FNB Stadium home and has clinched more than 50 club trophies, including 13 league titles. However, since 2015, the team has been on a PSL title drought. Thus, Kaizer Chiefs have been making efforts to revamp the team by landing new signings. Following the franchise's illegal signing...

Motjeka Madisha was a South African footballer whose life was cut short in a car accident. His death was so heartbreaking because he was such a great young man with great potentials. Again, he was at the peak of his career and a talent loved by many. The footballer's family is yet to come to terms with his untimely death. Losing the young man at such a young age is...

Cheslin Kolbe is a -year-old rugby player from South Africa. He is 5 feet 8 inches and weighs 80kg. Cheslin is a big name in the world of Rugby and arguably one of the world's best rugby players. He's very passionate about the sport and earned every accolade coming his way from the game. Think about the Kobe Bryants and Lionel Messi of sports; Chelsin Kolbe can make a...

In less than a decade after starting his professional football career, Gabadinho Mhango, whose full name is Hellings Frank "Gabadinho" Mhango, has been able to amass a net worth estimated between $500,000 and $800,000. The star player currently earns about R150,000 per month at his present club, the Orlando Pirates. The Malawian international football player, who is currently plying his trade in the South African Premier League with Orlando Pirates,...