About this episode
Lucas Thwala discusses his post-football struggles and shares insights from his career.
Former Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana defender Lucas Thwala opens up about his struggles after football, growing up supporting Kaizer Chiefs, the bizarre injury that ended his career, why loyalty in football is overrated, feeling ‘cold’ on his Derby debut, how speaking his mind cost him his job at Orlando Pirates, not knowing who Cristiano Ronaldo was, and clearing up misconceptions around his performance at the 2010 World Cup. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
People in this episode
Host: Simplecast
Guest: Lucas Thwala
Topics covered
- football struggles
- career ending injury
- loyalty in football
- Derby debut
- misconceptions
- personal experiences
Keywords
- Lucas Thwala
- Orlando Pirates
- Bafana Bafana
- football injury
- 2010 World Cup
- Kaizer Chiefs
- loyalty
- Derby debut
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Orlando Pirates, Bafana Bafana, Kaizer Chiefs
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