Siphiwe Tshabalala has recalled the Soweto derby that took place the day before his mother died as he scored when Kaizer Chiefs beat Orlando Pirates 3-0 in the 2010-11 Telkom Knockout final on at FNB Stadium.
Tshabalala‚ the former Chiefs winger who rose to international fame when he scored the opening goal of the 2010 Fifa World Cup hosted in South Africa for Bafana Bafana‚ has taken a break from football after returning from a spell playing in Turkey.
“It was also the awards ceremony – the SA Sports Awards. And then I went [to hospital]. We had a prayer session. “And I went back to the hotel and then later I was told that I won the South African Footballer of the Year [award]. On Saturday‚ in the Pirates game‚ I remember I had a T-shirt inside [underneath his Chiefs shirt] written ‘GET WELL SOON MOM. SHABBA LOVES YOU.’“And next day‚ I went to hospital in the morning. I left the gold medal as promised.
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