Everything Counts: Sports Edition | Teboho Mokoena - How Teboho Mokoena learned to respect money
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Teboho Mokoena discusses his journey from a modest salary to navigating financial responsibilities as a professional athlete.
“Respect money and it will respect you.” That is one of the earliest money lessons Investec ambassador SA soccer midfielder playing for Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana Teboho Mokoena learned growing up in Bethlehem – and it has shaped the way he thinks about football, family and financial freedom. In this episode of Everything Counts: Sports Edition, Teboho shares how he went from earning his first salary of R3 500 a month to navigating bigger contracts, money mistakes, lifestyle pressure and the responsibility of building generational wealth. He opens up about: • The childhood lessons that shaped his money mindset • What changed when football became a career • The pressure that comes with earning more, quickly • Money mistakes, including chasing fast returns • Why financial literacy matters for footballers • His plans for life after football • Giving back to young players in Bethlehem This is more than a football story. It is a conversation about discipline, responsibility and learning how to make success last. Watch now and subscribe to Investec Focus Radio for more conversations that prove: when it comes to money, everything counts. 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Growing up in…
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