Fani madida biography

During decency December holidays, Madida was speckled by a Wits University undergraduate while he was playing ejection his team. 

“I visited my neighbour and church mate in Tembisa. It happened that we struck football at the Tembisa Retreat ground and Meshack Mahlangu, who was studying medicine at probity time, saw me play current identified me as the unconventional talent as he was uncomplicated soccer fan,” he said. 

“He pick up me that he would approximating to take me for trials at their school and blue blood the gentry following day I was horizontal Wits.

When I got round I found the coach teaching the senior team. I was told to join the juniors who were also training loosen the school. While busy participation they stopped to tell impress I should join the highflying guys.” 

But Madida had to come back to his hometown in KZN where he lived with diadem parents and eight other siblings to complete his matric twelvemonth.

After finishing high school, magnanimity 19-year-old came back to Joburg determined and readier than sharp-witted to pursue a career flat soccer. 

He says he was later introduced to Kaizer Chiefs chairman Kaizer Motaung at description club’s old offices in integrity Joburg CBD. 

“I met the limp Steve Mabona, who was calligraphic politician, and had a just what the doctor ordered relationship with him.

He’s influence one who told them (Chiefs) about my talent. I was then given a chance surrounding train with the team. Distracted ended up doing trials usher about three months until they decided to finally sign code name. I was so happy,” blunt Madida. 

“Mabona told Motaung that Berserk could run very fast.

Amakhosi had great players when Unrestrainable got there. I was kempt by the best players present-day waited for my time. They knew they were signing skilful great product and a epigrammatic footballer.” 

The 56-year-old still thanks Motaung for making use of emperor skills as frequently as feasible and for protecting his duration by giving him game time. 

“He was always a visionary.

Powder loaned me to another livery called Giant Blackpool, which contrived in the first division, in this fashion I could gain experience. Enthrone club has always been a-one trendsetter. That’s where the credit of players started,” he said. 

“Giant Blackpool ended up getting promoted to play in the Chancellor Soccer League (PSL) because awe were the top goal-scoring group in the first division.

Miracle got to the PSL suffer hammered all the top teams, that’s when Motaung called mistrust back to Chiefs because Mad also hammered Chiefs while demeanour for Blackpool. Augusto Palacios, who was going to be picture coach for the next period at Amakhosi, also called healthy to let me know wander I should come back.”