Former Bafana Bafana captaion Bongani Khumalo has donated a month’s salary to provide food parcels for about 300 families.
At a time when the earnings of professional football players are under threat because of the ripple effects of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on the global economy, SuperSport United defender Bongani Khumalo has sacrificed his salary for a noble cause.
The 33-year-old tough-tackling central defender was born in the tiny landlocked country, but was raised in Mamelodi township outside Pretoria. “I am in a fortunate position to do this and I hope to reach out to 300 families during this difficult time, while also paying homage to Eswatini, where my father was born,” said Khumalo, adding that each hamper contained basic food stuffs and sanitary items.
Khumalo also spoke about his interests outside of football, and said that his company – a mask manufacturing company founded in Centurion a few years ago – has undertaken to make a separate donation. Khumalo rejoined SuperSport from Bidvest Wits two years ago, but has been used sparingly by coach Kaitano Tembo this season, with 15 appearances in all competitions before the indefinite postponement of the campaign.
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