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UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, shares a moment with Florence Ngoqo, left, and Thabang Lebese’s 101-year-old maternal grandmother, right.
Credit: UNAIDS/M.Safodien
Thabang Lebese was a little boy who grew up in Orlando East, Soweto.
Thabang lebese biography of barack
From an early age he could kick a ball—dazzling his family with his talent on the pitch. It didn’t take long before he was given the opportunity to join one of the major football clubs in South Africa and by the age 15 he was playing for the Kaizer Chiefs’ junior team.
Thabang played 279 Premier Soccer League (PSL) games in his 13-year long career.
He was one of a handful of players to have played for the big teams: Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Moroko Swallows. He was a much-loved and celebrated player and people today still remember him for his trademark victory dance after scoring a goal.
Then, in early February 2012, Thabang was admitted to Helen Joseph Hospital complaining of a ‘stiff neck and terrible headache’.
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