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The way I loved football, I just wanted to be around the football pitch; I would ref sometimes.

— Mpumi Nyandeni

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Source: Mpumi Nyandeni: The barefoot wizard still dazzling two decades on Far Post (22 March 2023)
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For me, personally, no one has the audacity to come and tell me when I should retire because that person was not there when I started playing football.

You know, that’s why I say hard work pays off. Just keep working. God will answer your prayers and just keep praying.

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Choose your friends but focus on yourself and believe in yourself. So that is most important if you believe in yourself, no one can take that from you.

Football is my world – without it, there’s little else for me. My passion for the game is boundless, and I aim to keep playing for as long as I can. That’s how deep my love for football runs.

I’m proud of myself because I never thought that I would be where I am today.

I will retire when my body is no longer able to carry me. I will retire on my own accord.

I am a firm believer that discipline, hard work, and passion are the best form of ingredients for a player to last as long as I have in the game.

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