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born 1983 South Africa

Sthembiso Ngcobo (born 24 September 1983 in Durban) is a South African association football striker for Premier Soccer League club Free State Stars, Kaizer Chiefs, AmaZulu and Bidvest Wits.

South Africa
Soccer players

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I need to work on target shooting and my positioning.

Ndwedwe, being a remote area, had a lot of talent that was lost due to it being so far away from town.

It was unfortunate that Pirates came out attacking and things did not work out on the day.

If I'm not mistaken, the last time that happened was when I was still playing for Free State Stars many seasons ago.

The modern game demands that you don't just rely on the fact that you played but also make the effort to learn about coaching because there is a lot to gain.

If you have watched our games you would have noticed that we attack from the first minute…the coach wanted us to continue with that.

at Chiefs, every game is like a cup final and one needs to be at his best all the time.

I had to be always worried about the fact that I come from rural areas

Definitely not the same because back then during our playing days life was good with lots of money guaranteed at the end of the month

I was ready when I took the decision to retire but then I must admit that it is no longer the same in terms of the lifestyle and all of that.

However, I wouldn't say I made a lot of those kind of bad decisions because everything that I did I did it aware of that football will come to an end.

I have been in and out of the team for now and that is not helping my confidence

It is true that there are some who were reckless but not all of us because it is not everyone who earned big money while playing

I need to work harder at training to convince the Technical Staff here at Chiefs and Bafana Bafana that I have what it takes to deliver.

We played football in any open space…put stones as goal posts

It is good to speak about these things so that the younger ones learn, and we don't have to end up singing the same tune for generations and become a laughing stock

It's a pity that I have only started playing for him now during the twilight of my career, but I'm glad that this chance finally came.

I always had the future in mind even though I also did do what all others were doing in going out and having fun though not going to extremes

Everyone in the squad is aware that they have a role to play and I need to make sure that when it is my turn to fulfill the task I have been handed I am ready to do so, like I said to over any challenge you have to feel that you ready to conuer it and I feel that way right now

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Sthembiso Ngcobo (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.