Footballers go through a lot, and we hardly ever spend time to ask them about their mental health, writes Tshepang Mailwane.
Footballers go through a lot, and we hardly ever spend time to ask them about their mental health.
I recently did an interview with former Orlando Pirates and Cape Town City player Mpho Makola, and I got to realise that the man has barely been hanging on to life. If it were someone else going through so much, they might have ended their life. Initially, Makola politely asked not to do an interview with me because he was “not in a good space”. I respected his request and waited a few weeks before contacting him again. On the day I picked up my phone to check if he would be available for a chat, he agreed.Get 14 days free to read all the stories on SNL24.com. Thereafter you will be billed R29 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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