Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns surely remember Edward Manqele. Today is his 37th birthday.
EDWARD MANQELE ON HIS SONS
To remember the Randfontein-born player, we looked around for one of his most memorable quotes as a football player. Unfortunately, this one is not the most uplifting. “With the things that I have gone through in football, I don’t think I would allow [my sons] to play soccer professionally,” the father of two once told The Herald. The former Kaizer Chiefs goal-poacher added: “I would prefer them to rather go to school and we’ll take it from there. What I went through was traumatic. When you don’t play, some people tend to drink a lot, do drugs and get friends that will influence you in a negative manner.”
FOOTBALL CAREER
Manqele took his early steps at Liverpool FC in Randfotein, Gauteng before continuing his development at Trabzon FC. He left home to begin his professional career at Free State Stars, followed by Mamelodi Sundowns, Moroka Swallows, Chippa United and of course Kaizer Chiefs. Manqele later returned to his former clubs Swallows and Chippa, before his final days at lower division clubs like TTM, Royal Eagles, Real Kings and Pretoria Callies.
SAMUKELO KABINI TO KAIZER CHIEFS?
Another day, another Kaizer Chiefs transfer report.
Have the Glamour Boys given up on Fawaaz Basadien? According to Soccer Laduma, Amakhosi are targeting TS Galaxy’s 21-year-old left-back Kabini, a former Orlando Pirates development player. “Interest has been shown in Samukelo Kabini by Kaizer Chiefs,” the report said. “There have been talks about it, although there isn’t anything official at the moment. But Kabini could be the next player from TS Galaxy to leave after Thato Khiba’s move to Stellenbosch,” the source concluded.
BOBBY MOTAUNG FOR KAIZER CHIEFS LEADERSHIP
Remember Siboniso Gaxa at Kaizer Chiefs? The former full-back has suggested that Kaizer Motuang Jr is not the right man to lead the club.
Speaking on Robert Mawara’s SportsWorldWide show on 947, Gaxa believes that Bobby Motaung, who is the club’s Football Manager, should replace his Sporting Director brother, Kaizer Motaung Jr. Gaxa feels Kaizer Chiefs would then reclaim their lost glory. “I always think that Bobby should be given full responsibility, not half, but full responsibility to run the club. Bobby is an exceptionally incredible man. It’s unfortunate that people that don’t understand him, don’t know him.
“If Jessica Motaung [Marketing Director] and Bobby, both of them, can be given full responsibility to run that club; I strongly believe they would make exceptional changes. The club would then do well,” the former Kaizer Chiefs defender added.
Asked who should be removed to allow Bobby and Jessica to take charge, Gaxa said he would not know.
