Kaizer Chiefs: Why Kaizer Motaung was inducted into the Order of Ikhamanga

The man who established Kaizer Chiefs and made invaluable contributions to South African football, one Kaizer Motaung, was honoured with induction into the Order of Ikhamanga in 2013.

Motaung kicked off his incredible football career with Orlando Pirates at the age of 16. He entered the arena of international football in 1968, when Atlanta Chiefs founder and owner, Dick Cecil and former West Ham United player Phil Woosnam recruited him after team trials held in Zambia. When Motaung returned to South Africa he decided to start his own professional soccer team and named his club Kaizer Chiefs after himself and his former NASL team.

In addition, he co-founded with Irvin Khoza the South African Premier League in 1996, which helped bring more sponsors and money into South African professional soccer.

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