Former Bafana Bafana midfielder Peter Khoabane has opened up on accepting a bribe from Mamelodi Sundowns during his playing career. Photo: YouTube
WATCH | Former Bafana Bafana player admits to accepting bribe from Mamelodi Sundowns
Former Bafana Bafana midfielder Peter Khoabane has opened up on accepting a bribe from Mamelodi Sundowns during his playing career.
Former Bafana Bafana midfielder Peter Khoabane has opened up on accepting a bribe from Mamelodi Sundowns during his playing career. Photo: YouTube
Former Bafana Bafana midfielder Peter Khoabane has opened up on accepting a bribe from Mamelodi Sundowns during his playing career.
Khoabane, detailed the event that occurred during the early days of his playing career at Vaal Professionals, that involved Sundowns.
Khoabane started his career at Vaal Professionals
Khoabane who’s professional career started at Vaal Professionals, before moving on to Mthatha Bucks after Vaal Professionals got relegated, enjoyed arguably the best and most successful period of his career at Supersport United.
Enjoyed more success at Supersport United
In a eight year spell at Supersport United, Khoabane was able to win two trophies the Top Eight as well as SAA Super Eight while turning out for Sundowns’ cross town rivals. But that was not the closest he would come to Sundowns, however.
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Speaking on a Youtube channel called TK Solutions TV Khoabane detailed his background and his playing career. He delved into matters concerning financials, club owners mentalities and agents among others. Now in one section of the video that has gone viral on social media the former communications manager for South African Football Players Union (SAFPU) admits to accepting a bribe from Sundowns officials.
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In the full YouTube video Khoabane reveals he was approached by his then coach at Vaal Professionals who told him about this “opportunity” to make extra money. At this time Vaal Professionals were already relegated with a couple of games to go, with Sundowns chasing the treble. So a Sundowns official offered him and a 4 others R20 000 to throw the game away.
Khoabane, who also earned one Bafana Bafana cap then also detailed that, because he was only earning R1 500 a month at the time for Vaal Professionals, it was always going to be hard to pass up on the opportunity to make R5 000 in one go from Sundowns.
He admits to taking the bribe with others
“Second half 4-1 (after 0-0 in the first half because they needed assurance that the money was there) Peter Khoabane and others, I don’t want to divulge others’ business because maybe they aren’t comfortable. But we were four, I was playing defence so it was three defenders, and one striker. It was me and two defenders, we were three because the goalkeeper and the other defender didn’t know that we were playing for Sundowns on that day. And the other striker, it was twin strikers, didn’t pass to the other one, he was just shooting. We lost 4-1 then we got paid” he concluded.
Watch the short clip below and watch the full video here:
