Mahala: I lived my dream

Friday, January 16, 2009

Township Rollers supporters will agree that they were once lucky to have a dedicated goalkeeper in Thabo 'Mahala'Motang.Sice joining Rollers in 1987 as a 20-yeat-old,Motang never got tempted by others from other clubs,something which made him the ddarling of Mapalastima for over 12 years .Staff Writer TSHEPO MOLWANE caught up with the media-shy goalkeeper on Wednesday afternoon for a chat about his career and reveals how he abscounded from Rollers for trials with South Africa's Mamelodi Sundown's in Pretoria

Mmegi: Can you tell us who Thabo 'Mahala' Motang is?

Motang: I was born on the 20th November, 1967 in Goodhope in the Borolong area. I am the first born in a family of four, consisting of two men and two women. I grew up in Selebi-Phikwe where I did my primary and secondary education.

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