The colourful, flamboyant Bhamjee single-handedly changed the face of South African football. Under his leadership, the NSL became the biggest sporting organisation in the country. He was also the driving force behind the building of the original FNB Stadium.
He could sell ice to an Eskimo – such was his ability to promote his dreams of making South African soccer into a force to be reckoned with and filling up stadiums. He once said there was no such thing as bad publicity “Once the media stop writing about me, I’m dead.”He was also a great anti-apartheid fighter. His famous quote “that white ring of shame”, when he referred to the mainly empty suites at Ellis Park when a major football match was played there, will forever be etched on the minds of older journalists as well as rugby and government officials of that era.
And he was unfortunately also involved in....
You forgot to mention his downfall you doochebag
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