Lucas Radebe shares joyful experience of returning to Chiefs Village
Former Bafana Bafana skipper and Kaizer Chiefs legend Lucas Radebe expressed his joyful experience of returning to the Kaizer Chiefs Village.
The Amakhosi icon, Radebe, was part of the club’s legends that participated in the galaxy of stars exhibition, hosted by the Soweto giants and SuperSport at Kaizer Chiefs Village on Wednesday.
The ex-Leeds United star defender revealed that it was good to be back at the Village and see a lot of familiar faces, which awakened a lot of archaic memories.
He described the experience of being back at Naturena as an “absolutely amazing”.
LUCAS RADEBE FULL OF JOY AT CHIEFS VILLAGE…
“This is where I started as a professional player. It’s great to come back and see how far the club has come as well,” Radebe told the club’s official website.
“The progress made since my playing days has been unbelievable. To see the boys again and to play football again on these fields for me was a real highlight.
“It brought back such great memories and it was so good to play with different generations of Chiefs players. It was great to be around them, to be able to sit and chat and have some banter in the dressing room.
“It makes you appreciate where you come from. Kaizer Chiefs is a tight-knit family and it was great to be part of it again.”
The club chairman Dr Kaizer Motaung did not hide his excitement of seeing Radebe donning the Chiefs jersey once more again after many years.
Meanwhile, Chiefs marketing director, Jessica Motaung noted that it was a great honour to host the calibre of world-class players at the Village and insists that all legends who were on the field of play “hold a special place in the hearts of football fans globally.”
JESSICA MOTAUNG ON HOSTING EXHIBITION…
“It was an absolute privilege to host SuperSport’s international and local panellists at the Village, who have kept the continent’s football fans engaged during what has been an enthralling FIFA World Cup,” she added.
“This was also very special to bring together so many of our legends and former players, who have not donned the Chiefs jersey in many years.”
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