When Kaizer Chiefs budding star Samkelo Zwane was seven, his father Eugene, who played for Orlando Pirates in the 90s, had already seen the signs of being a proper footballer in him.
Samkelo, 20, is a gifted central midfielder who has established himself as one of the best players in DStv Diski Challenge in the past few months. Many have called for Samkelo to be promoted to the senior team, likening him to Amakhosi's central midfield great Tinashe Nengomasha.
"I realised that this boy would be a good footballer when he was seven. At that time, he was playing rugby at his primary school [Maragon Mooikloof, private school in Pretoria] because they didn't have football. I quickly transferred him to King's College in Marlboro where there's football. He always had that bond with the ball, keeping it in between his legs even when he was just seated,'' Zwane, who also played for Jomo Cosmos and SuperSport United, reflected.
"I did enroll him once at Pirates but there were issues with transport because Pirates were training in Mayfair and he was studying at King's College. There was a time where I had someone transporting him but it was costly and inconvenient, so it didn't work out,'' Eugene said.
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