Siphiwe Lawrence Tshabalala was born on September 25, 1984 in Soweto. He is a South African player who plays for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League and is also their captain. He is one of the most famous South African football player and is the second most capped player of the South African National Team.Siphiwe played at three African Cup of Nations editions and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, at which he scored the first goal on 11 June 2010 which was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award.
Tshabalala’s mother Rebecca Hadifele “Hadi” Makhubu (1965–2010) died on Sunday, 5 December 2010 after a head injury after falling at a bridal shower which she was attending with Tshabalala’s father Isaac. She was buried at the Avalon Cemetery on 11 December 2010 in Soweto.
Honours
2006 Baymed Cup winner (Stars)
2010 Telkom Charity Cup winner (Chiefs)
2009 Vodacom Challenge winner (Chiefs)
2008 MTN 8 winner (Chiefs)
2007, 2010, 2011 Telkom Knockout winner (Chiefs)
2010 Safa Footballer of the Year
2012-2013 Absa Premiership winner (Chiefs)
2013 Nedbank Cup winner (Chiefs)
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