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The late Ted Dumitru was the brave master who played Junior Khanye at the age of 17. Image: @AmakhosiThrowback ‘ Twitter

Kaizer Chiefs: ‘I won eight or nine Man of the Match awards in a row’ says Khanye

Former Kaizer Chiefs star Junior Khanye was one of the club’s finest development products before becoming a controversial analyst.

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The late Ted Dumitru was the brave master who played Junior Khanye at the age of 17. Image: @AmakhosiThrowback ‘ Twitter

Kaizer Chiefs fans can no longer question whether Junior Khanye is a special legend at Amakhosi?. Who else ever became a legend in a couple of games aged 17?

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KHANYE CONFIRMS HIS REMARKABLE RECORD AT KAIZER CHIEFS

In a recent interview chat with a local outlet, Khanye was asked to confirm if he indeed claimed seven Match of the Match awards during his first games for Kaizer Chiefs?

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The player who was nicknamed ‘Agahowa’ said it was actually eight or nine games.

Is it true that you received seven Man of the Match awards in your first games for Kaizer Chiefs?” iDiskiTimes’ David Kappel asked.

“Yes, yes, about eight or nine in a row and the players that marked me got a red card in my first five or six games.

“And I won Discovery of the Year at Kaizer Chiefs, I won the Young Player of the Season in the DStv Premiership, but then it was the Rookie of the Season,” Khanye added.

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Junior Khanye was famously an unplanned replacement after Jabu Pule went awol before a clutch Mamelodi Sundowns match. Image: @KickOffMagazine / Twitter

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