Celebrated Orlando Pirates legendary defender reveals how he nearly signed for Kaizer Chiefs junior side.
, Jele said he was close to joining Chiefs back in his early professional days but Pirates managed to lure him to Mayfair.Having spent more than 16 years with Pirates after making his debut back in 2006, Jele said he trained with Chiefs as a junior while he was in the books of Walter Stars in Mpumalanga but a deal was never concluded.Known as Magents in football, Jele left Pirates in 2022 and later joined Royal AM but he remains clubless and he is yet to retire.
“Every time I meet him , he always reminds me 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.”
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