Orlando Pirates Legend Says Soweto Giants Abandoned Him - a podcast by Zayn Nabbi

Calling all the Orlando Pirates, and Bafana Bafana diehards! In this podcast Benedict Vilakazi opens up about the highs and lows of his career. “Tso” talks in depth about being allegedly abandoned by Pirates in his time of need, how a dream opportunity to stay in Denmark at Aalborg BK was apparently never presented to him by his agent Mike Makaab in 2007/2008, and how at the height of his career with the Soweto Giants he was earning only R10 000 (US $1 400 approx.) a month.

Host: Courtney Freese (former PSL winner)

Guest: Benedict Vilakazi (Orlando Pirates legend)

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Show Notes

00:40 - Earning a paltry R10 000 (US $1 400 approx.) a month as Orlando Pirates captain

08:00 - A dream move to Europe impacted by family bereavements

13:00 - Abandoned by Pirates after making a plea to return from Europe 

19:30 - Claims that his agent never presented him with a lucrative offer to stay in Denmark

27:30 - Preparing for life after football

32:00 - Supporter questions: Perspective on Irvin Khoza / The best players he’s played with

41:45 – Mike Makaab’s right of reply 

Duration: 42:50

Right of Reply

Please do listen to our show next week for Mike Makaab’s right of reply, that offers a very different version of events to Benedict’s. We also contacted Orlando Pirates to hear from them, but they did not respond to our repeated requests for a statement regarding Benedict’s claims that club officials, including chairman Irvin Khoza, ignored his pleas to return the Soweto giants as he struggled in Europe, while Aalborg BK told us they “cannot contribute” any comment on the remarks pertaining to his transfer.

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