Orlando Pirates legend Happy Jele reveals he was close to signing for Kaizer Chiefs but believes God led him to the Buccaneers.
“I almost signed with Kaizer Chiefs. We changed on the last day and the manager of the club, Bobby Motaung, knows that,” Jele said.
“Every time I meet him , he always reminds I was supposed to have signed with them. I always tell him he was too slow, but it is part of life and I think God led me to Orlando Pirates. That’s why I stayed there for such a long time,” said the former Orlando Pirates captain. “When I arrived at Chiefs I think the coach was Ernst Middendorp, if I am not mistaken. Things went well but Walter Mokoena felt it was not the right move for me.
“He organised a game for us against Orlando Pirates, who were passing Mpumalanga on their way to play a Caf game in Eswatini. We played against Pirates and I pushed because I wanted to play in the PSL and they wanted to sign,” Jele told Times Live.36-year-old Jele, the veteran right back with over 400 Orlando Pirates appearances under his belt, recently left Royal AM and has become a free agent.
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