Bhamjee, soccer's flamboyant game changer

As a society, we really should learn to forgive and give credit where it should be. With disbelief, I called one former soccer administrator, Rashid Chopdat. He quickly confirmed the news of the passing of Abdul Bhamjee. Interestingly, whenever I saw Rashid in pictures or wherever, he would remind me of Abdul. I compare the passion that he brought to South African soccer to what Rashid Chopdat of Extension Gunners did to local soccer, especially his team.

They brought flair, flamboyance, glamour, vibe, professionalism and oomph to the different terrains in which they operated. There was glaring irony, however. While Rashid was a club manager and part financier of Extension Gunners, which was in an amateur league, Abdul was with a league that brought in lots of money and was semi-professional.