Kaizer Motaung celebrates 77th birthday! 10 facts you might not have known!

Kaizer Chiefs boss Kaizer Motaung is celebrating his 77th birthday TODAY, 16 October.

Motaung’s 77th birthday comes at a time when Amakhosi are still trying to find their feet under new coach and returnee Stuart Baxter.

Baxter was re-hired by Motaung to try and bring back the old glory days with Chiefs having gone six years without a major trophy.

Here are the 10 facts you might not have known about Kaizer Motaung:

1. Kaizer Motaung was born in 1944 in Orlando East, Soweto.

2. He turned professional at the age of 16, and it was Orlando Pirates that gave him the biggest break in football.

3. Kaizer Motaung earned the nickname Chincha Guluva during his playing days – and the name has stuck to this day.

4. He played in North America in 1968 after undergoing a successful trial for Atlanta Chiefs in Zambia.

5. Kaizer Motaung made his debut for Atlanta Chiefs against Manchester City, coming on as a substitute and scored a brace.

6. In his second season, Motaung finished the North American Soccer League (NASL) as a top goalscorer with 16 goals from 16 games.

7. In 1969, Kaizer Motaung turned down an offer worth $1 million to stay at Atlanta Chiefs and returned home and form Kaizer Chiefs.

8. On 7 January 1970, Motaung formed what is now the most supported football club in South Africa, Kaizer Chiefs.

9. He is the co-founder of the Premier Soccer League (PSL) with Irvin Khoza in 1996.

10. In 2005, Kaizer Motaung was appointed a member of South Africa’s Order of Ikhamanga, Silver Class.

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