SuperSport United legend, Ricardo Katza opened up about how football saved him from an uncomfortable life on the streets.
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Former SuperSport United captain Ricardo Katza got candid about his unique journey to professional football, despite quitting the game as a 14-year-old.
The legendary center-back shared his experience on the iDiski Dine podcast, of growing up in a dual-religion household. At 19, in 1996, he fully committed to Christianity, which led him to move out of his father's Muslim home and into his grandmother's Christian environment.
The three-time league winner sat down with journalist/presenter OB.Knows and Happy Jele on the third episode of iDiski Dine and was joined by Aubrey Modiba.
Katza grew up in the Mother City and fell down the wrong path when he stopped playing football as a teenager. The 46-year-old, who played for Matsatsantsa for most of his career, revealed that it was his uncle who got him to kick a ball again.
"In 1998, my uncle worked in town and drove past Greenpoint Stadium and stopped to speak to Gavin Hunt to say, 'At home, there's a boy who loves to play football,' I didn't love playing football," laughed Katza, adding:
"I went to trials as a striker at Seven Stars on a Sunday morning, having not touched a ball. I got called back on the Wednesday to play in midfield against David Modise, I didn't know who he was. I signed my professional contract the next day," tells Jele, Modiba and OB.Knows.
