Where is Kaizer Chiefs’ Sergio Ramos now when they need him?
They don’t make them like this anymore.
Kaizer Chiefs fans are sifting through ludicrous transfer rumours today. Why not take a break and remember the club’s ‘Sergio Ramos’?
The Sergio Ramos of Kaizer Chiefs loved a goal
Look at many a striker’s goal ratio in the Betway Premiership and the numbers aren’t exactly mind-boggling. Flop extraordinaire Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyima, or even Ashley Du Preez, would bite your hand off for these stats. 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 the history of the sport? 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 had a great CV
In his heyday, 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 strip.
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,”
We will watch his next career move closely. What are your best Tefu Mashamaite memories, Amakhosi fans?
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