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My Dream Team

1 Goalkeeper Avril Phali

Avril – my former Jomo Cosmos teammate – is the best goalkeeper I’ve ever played with. He was a character in the team but when it’s time to play he was honest and had a good work ethic. That’s why he went to Pirates even though he didn’t play that much. He talked on the field even though he kept to himself off the pitch. He also loves his Afrikaans tsotsi taal.

2 Rightback Happy Jele

When Happy was my teammate at Pirates, he was very young and was always

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