Friday, June 30, 2023 marked an emotional day for former PSL's Footballer of the Season Lebogang Manyama after he announced his premature retirement from professional football.
The attacker struggled to heal from the injury which prevented him from joining any club since parting ways with Kaizer Chiefs at the end 2021/22 season.
After failing to re-join Cape Town City – a side he captained with distinction leading up to winning the aforementioned top individual award, as well as the Player’s Player of the Season and the Top Goal scorer awards at the end of the 2016/17 season – the 32-year-old decided to hang his boots.