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Lekoelea Looks Back On His Iconic Kwaito Days

Lekoelea Looks Back On His Iconic Kwaito Days

Former Orlando Pirates playmaker Steve Lekoelea and Prince of kwaito Mzambiya perform during the SuperSport and the PSL's celebration thriving 10-year partnership at the Sandton Convention Centre on 28 January 2017 in Sandton, South Africa. The great and the good of the soccer, entertainment and political world were in attendance, among them Minister of Sport and Recreation Fikile Mbalula, PSL...

One of South African football's most iconic number 10's rolled back the years to showcase his rhyming skills from his classic Kwaito tune.

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Former Orlando Pirates midfield magician Steve Lekoelea recently looked back on the time he made a smash Kwaito hit with Mzambiya.

Lekoelea, the last player to don Pirates' number 10 jersey showed that he still hasn't lost his touch when it comes to his memorable verse on the 90's football-inspired banger.

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Steve Lekoelea brings back his Kwaito flow

At the tender age of 15, South African football fans were introduced to a baller they would soon regard as a creative midfield wiz, after Steve Lekoelea broke through at Moroka Swallows.

In 1995, aged 16, "Chippa" became the youngest goal scorer in the Premier Soccer League, with his short but memorable time at Swallows seeing him draw attention from the mighty Orlando Pirates.

Lekoelea would go on to spent over 10 seasons at the Buccaneers, making around 200 appearances  from 1995 to 2005.

Chippa was a household name at Pirates and went on to represent Bafana Bafana, making him a cult hero for fans who enjoyed his unreal free-kicks, passing and of course, dribbling.

The retired baller sat down with Lorenz Lorenz Köhler on 10bet's "The Bettor Pod". Along with reminiscing over his career on the podcast, Lekoelea was also asked by the 10bet's team to reenact his verse from the "Jersey #10" with 90's and early 2000s Kwaito sensation, Mzambiya.

Here's Lekoelea revealing his favourite squad number, the free-kick taker he prefers between David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo, as well as the hairstyle that look best on him:

Watch Lekoelea's interview on the Bettor Pod here:

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