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CLINTON Larsen’s voice cracks a bit as he reflects on his journey from being a poor kid growing up in tough, drug-infested, gang-run Wentworth to the championship-winning coach he is now.
He gets even more emotional when he speaks of having had to live apart from his wife, daughter and granddaughter – seeing them only intermittently as he endured the life of a bachelor out in Polokwane over the past 15 months.
But with the taste of sweet victory still fresh after he led Magesi FC to winning the Motsepe Foundation Championship, earning them automatic promotion to the DStv Premiership, the 53-year-old’s glee is palpable.
“Oh wow, football
