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born 1989 South Africa
Thulani Tyson Hlatshwayo (born 18 December 1989) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Supersport United.
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The same thing was gonna happen if things went bad, so it's a balance of good and bad and one should be prepared for every situation.
That’s why I have a deputy president [Terrence Mashego] and second vice president [Kholosa Biyana], who are still active players.
I could see on social media how much the Pirates fans want me, but up there they never made any approach
They never made an approach to us that is worth it.
He explained clearly that this role comes with day-to-day responsibilities.
The players need to be supported because it goes a long way and contributes to them performing to the best of their abilities.
Football changed my life and my family’s life.
Unfortunately, I can’t be active as a player and president at the same time.
Look at what Burnley did for Foster, they went all out to show support for him. We also just lost George Chigova, so you can imagine how it is affecting us psychologically.
I’ll still be active in the game because not all of us will become coaches or analysts.
This is an honour and privilege to be here because I know how long the club has been after my services over the years.
I was able to overcome it through a good support structure around me. I believe mental health in football should be taken more serious.
I thought long and hard, especially when it was explained that I couldn’t play and lead Safpu at the same time.
The same way I arrived at Orlando Pirates, everyone was happy to see me there.
It's very important to have a very good support structure
Mental health] is something that we never really took care of or even thought it ever existed in our industry
I spoke to our Secretary General [Nhlanhla Shabalala] about how we’d manage everything.
And, yes, I could see how much Wits value me and I value them as a team and they approached me to add another year to my contract.
Unfortunately, the club was not able to sign me for whatever reasons but thankfully now I am here, and I have both Bidvest Wits and Orlando Pirates management to thank for that.
I have always been there defending and scoring goals throughout all those years up until 2020 and that situation was fairly new to me as a player.