A former Bidvest Wits striker has explained how he lived on a R2000 salary at one point during his professional career.
Following a career that took him to a number of clubs, including Free State Stars, Ajax Cape Town, Wits and AmaZulu in Mzansi's top-flight, Sifiso 'Jomo' Vilakazi retired in 2013 after a stint with Sivutsa Stars – the Mpumalanga club that sold its National First Division status to Durban-based side, Royal Eagles.
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Vilakazi, 40, says his first salary in football was R2000, while he was playing for Winners Park in the second tier at the beginning of his career.
"It was R2000 and I was playing for Winners Park. It was in 2001. R2000 was enough for me at the time as I was coming out of school and it was my first salary. I was able to even send some of the money home from it," said Vilakazi.
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In one of the memorable matches of his career, Vilakazi scored two goals when Wits beat AmaZulu in the 2010 Nedbank Cup final.
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