Former AmaZulu player Thulani Cele was discovered through the Nedbank Ke Yona search. Image: OfficialPSL/ Twitter.
Former AmaZulu star sentenced in European jail
Strange events happen when footballers are clubless, retired or facing tough times on foreign soil. This former AmaZulu player is now jailed.
Former AmaZulu player Thulani Cele was discovered through the Nedbank Ke Yona search. Image: OfficialPSL/ Twitter.
Most AmaZulu fans will remember the name Thulani Cele. The former Usuthu star has landed himself in jail for stealing in East Europe.
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AMAZULU’S FORMER JAILED IN GEORGIA
According to the report, Cele has been handed an 18-month jail sentence for stealing a cellphone in Georgia East of Europe.
The outlet added to confirm that the 22-year-old Cele was reported missing after a dubious trials trip before it emerged that he was, in fact jailed.
“We can confirm that Thulani Cele is still in prison in Georgia,” Cele’s aunt Nonhlahla Shongwe told Thabiso Mosia SAFM, as reported by FARPost.
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“He has been sentenced to 18 months for robbery [stealing a phone]. He was advised to plead guilty for a lesser sentence.
“Thulani had a legal representative in Georgia. According to his lawyer, Thulani took a cell phone to make a call home. There was no force or robbery as they claimed. He returned the phone, even the owner of the phone confirmed this.
“Also there was a language barrier during the case which could have affected the matters. Unfortunately, we didn’t receive any assistance from the Department of International Relations and Cooperations.
The report added to confirm that Cele’s sister Shongwe credited the South African Football Players Union (SAFPU): “The only organization that assisted us was SAFPU. We are grateful to them because they went out of their way to help us.
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“Thulani was sentenced on the 4th of December, but prior to that he has been detained from 2nd of June last year,” she concluded.
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