Nikolaos Kirkinis’s biography gives a raw, easy-to-read glimpse into the disappearance of Junior Khanye from one of the leading teams in the local Premier Soccer League, as well as his ‘resurrection’.
, is a gruelling, honest-to-the-bone story of the unique local football game, cushioned in the mishap of South African life.
Former Kaizer Chiefs player Junior Khanye and author Nikolaos Kirkinis at the launch of ‘Ghetto Ninja: The Junior Khanye Story’ at Exclusive Books in Rosebank, Johannesburg on 24 March 2022. “Our football is a blend of art and science. It is not like English football, you won’t see solid German structure, or Italian defending in our football, but what you will see is our flair, our personality, our attitude come out on the field,” Kirkinis said. “These things are especially ours to adore, support and love.”Kirkinis comes from a generation of football fanatics who never had such books to read while growing up. “Local sports biographies just weren’t being written,” he said.
“Those of us who saw Junior play when he first came on the scene, as a 17-year-old, had never seen a player [with this much talent] like this before,” he said, adding that people thought he would play for Barcelona or Manchester United. After hearing his stories, it was clear “[Khanye] wanted his story to be out, warts and all, so that younger generations could learn from the things he had been through”.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
BOOK REVIEW: A poisoned chalice — South Africa’s never-ending nuclear optionA new book, ‘Nuclear’, is a stunning look inside the massive nuclear power generating deal that has been pushed by Russia and enthusiastically embraced by Jacob Zuma and others. The deal may yet have some life in it despite what would be a crippling cost.
Read more »
SA's electricity crisis | De Ruyter allays fears of national outageEskom says it's doing everything it can to bring units back into service and will be able to review the power outages by Thursday.
Read more »
Children in poverty-stricken homes are less happy than peers, study finds | CitypressHouseholds that are less happy have the highest indicators of poverty, shows a study that reports that 45% of households that live in poverty are unhappy.
Read more »
BOOK REVIEW | Waking up sleeping apartheid dogs who got away with murderZikhona Valela’s Now You Know How Mapetla Died gives a unique perspective on the struggle and those involved
Read more »
Jamie Dimon and pawning the rose-tinted glassesWhen CEOs suddenly become honest, they might just be telling someone something
Read more »