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    ‘We couldn’t agree with Sundowns’

    Feb 22, 2022 5 minutes

    KICK OFF: Congratulations on your move to MLS, but your football background is not known besides the fact that Maritzburg United found you playing for Nxamalala Fast XI in the SAB Regional League …

    I know, you won’t believe it but I started out as a goalkeeper because I used to play with older guys. Strange but true. I never went through any development but used to sneak out from training with boys my age, 13 or so, so that I could go and play with older guys where I got serious competition. From age 13 I was already with seniors, which was tough but felt encouraging because they gave me the freedom to play with no fear. That experience already planted the mindset of being able to express myself without on the pitch. I also got to play all over

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