Kaizer Chiefs’ Sergio Ramos – Daily Star
Kaizer Chiefs fans have enjoyed some stellar names during the club’s illustrious history. One man had shades of Real Madrid icon Sergio Ramos.
The Sergio Ramos of Kaizer Chiefs
Look at many a striker’s goal ratio in the Betway Premiership and the numbers aren’t great. Flop extraordinaire Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyima, or even Ashley Du Preez, would bite your hand off for these. Mashamaite bagged 11 goals & five assists in 121 appearances for the Glamour Boys across all competitions. That’s exactly a goal every 11 games. How does that stack up to one of the best defenders in history? Real Madrid and Spain icon Sergio Ramos scored a staggering 101 goals in 671 appearances for Los Blancos. He was not only the best defender of his generation but also the best goal-scoring defender the beautiful game has ever seen. To score a goal every 11 appearances in the notoriously low-scoring PSL is some achievement.
Mashamaite’s stellar CV
Tefu was a colossus for Chiefs in the centre of defence. He captained Amakhosi between 2011 and 2015 before trying his hand in Sweden with Hacken. He’s a two-time Betway Premiership winner with Chiefs in 2013 and 2015 alongside Bafana legend Tsepo Masilela, making 121 appearances in the famous black & gold.
Is this scholar going into sports law?
Mashamaite retired from football in 2018 and launched The Collective Sports Agency (TCSA) three years later. His work in that area isn’t limited to football. In 2005 he graduated with a BA in International Relations and Politics at Wits and got a national certificate in agriculture in 2021. In 2023 he told Radio 2000 that he wants to continue studying.
“I’m about to complete my Sports Management studies, through a program run by FIFA.
“Upon graduating, I’m hoping to complete my Sports Law diploma, it’s also an international course run by FIFA,”
Betway Prem highlights
After two wins from two and an impressive 100% start to the campaign, Amakhosi face the sternest test of them all. The Betway Premiership champions Sundowns roll into Soweto to face Chiefs on Saturday 28 September. Kickoff is at 15:00 in this crunch clash. Elsewhere on the same day, Cape Town City welcomes SuperSport and Gallants host AmaZulu. On Sunday, Orlando Pirates travel to Richards Bay and Stellenbosch has an away clash against Polokwane City.
What are your best Tefu Mashamaite memories, Chiefs fans?
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