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born 1990 South Africa

Thabo Rakhale (born 20 March 1990) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Botswana club Township Rollers.

South Africa
Soccer players

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Surely he would have helped me to become a better player and reach greater heights.

You can’t change everything overnight, but I think it will be a big setback if we lose him now. He brought a lot of change.

Financially, it is tough, but my partner has been supportive through this difficult time. I can say I am coping

I enjoyed playing under him, to be honest.

That's something every player wants to experience because if the support from our team supporters can be so good, one can only imagine having the whole country behind you

The way I played; I was always doing it for the team.

What matters to me is playing football and being on the field, I will play for any team whether in the DStv Premiership or not.

The positive thing was that my injury was attended to, and the surgery was successful.

It would be an honour! Imagine playing for the country, with everyone behind you

I haven’t thought about retiring. I am still training and trying to keep fit.

And since then, I’ve been receiving support, especially from management on this side

The disadvantage with me is that people assume that they cannot afford me just because of where I have been as a footballer, and I am not expensive.

‘Did Pirate sign you playing like this’? Play the way you know for the benefit of the team. If not, you are going out’.

I have been focusing on my foundation, which helps orphans, the elderly and people with disabilities

I was scared when I played under coach Muhsin [Ertugral] because he was from Europe.

Sometimes he would get angry if I played simple like other guys and would ask me

Coach Eric Tinkler gave me a chance, and I became a household name under him

Well, he gave me a chance and allowed me to play the way I play. He allowed me to express myself.

It was difficult, especially when playing away games, I recall the game we travelled to play, about three hours away [from Gaborone]. We left in the morning and played that same afternoon.

Coach Eric Tinkler didn’t like my style of play until he realised that allowing me to play the way I know how to play would be good for the team

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