Siphelele Makhunga has publicly praised husband Itumeleng Khune following his epic performance in a Kaizer Chiefs vs Stellenbosch FC match on Sunday.
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‘Only God’: Itu Khune’s wife praises Kaizer Chiefs match return
Behind every great goalkeeper is his wife! Itu Khune was praised by his partner after an epic performance at a Kaizer Chiefs match on Sunday.
Siphelele Makhunga has publicly praised husband Itumeleng Khune following his epic performance in a Kaizer Chiefs vs Stellenbosch FC match on Sunday.
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Fans of Itumeleng Khune were reliving his glory days when the Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper made a return to the pitch during a match over the weekend.
But no one was prouder than his biggest fan: his wife Siphelele Makhunga who praised her soccer star partner.
The 35-year-old veteran player ultimately led his team to victory against Stellenbosch FC, and into the quarter-finals of the MTN8 cup.
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ITUMELENG KHUNE MAKES RETURNS TO THE PITCH – A YEAR LATER
A year after last playing in a starting line-up back in August 2021, Itumeleng Khune returned to the pitch for the highly-anticipated match.
Taking place at the jam-packed Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Sunday afternoon, Khune had the support of a 15 000 legion of boisterous and soccer-obsessed fans.
In fact, fans of the goalie proved to be a distraction after they not only delayed the match by 30 minutes, but stormed the pitch following an equiliser goal by Kaizer Chiefs.
Doing his bit, Khune calmly asked fans to return to their seats for the match to continue. But moments later, he had them jumping for joy again after saving two penalties during a shoot-out.
Kaizer Chiefs won the match 4-3.
Revealing his motivation for allowing Khune to return to playing on the pitch, he said during a media briefing: “We needed to give Itu the opportunity because he’s been working very hard. Also, I wanted him to show a bit of hunger and desire.”
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THUMBS UP FROM SOCCER FANS
On Twitter, Khune received high praise for his performance.
And wife Siphelele also joined in, tweeting: “I am sooo PROUD of my HUSBAND”
She added: “It can only be God hubby”.
The model also posted a pic of Khune with their two daughters Amogelang Zenande and Lesedi Ziyanda.
She captioned the pic: “Family is where life begins and love never ends”.
Khune also publicly thanked his wife for the support. He replied to her tweet: “Thank you very much wifey. We keep pushing strong”
