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Baloyi on cloud nine after goal

UP FOR IT: Black Leopards' Vincent Mabusela, left, and Kaizer Chiefs' Lucky Baloyi fight for the ball during their Premiership match on Sunday.Photo: Gallo Images
UP FOR IT: Black Leopards' Vincent Mabusela, left, and Kaizer Chiefs' Lucky Baloyi fight for the ball during their Premiership match on Sunday.Photo: Gallo Images

RISING Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Lucky "Last Born" Baloyi has described his first goal for Amakhosi as the highlight of his promising career.

The 20-year-old scored the opener as Chiefs beat Black Leopards 2-0 in a Premiership fixture at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Sunday.

And what made that goal special for Baloyi is that he scored it in his home province.

Baloyi, whose spirited display on Sunday won him the man of the match award, is from Tshamahantsi village, outside Mahwelereng.

"That goal was special and has inspired me a lot," Baloyi told Sowetan yesterday.

"I felt honoured that I helped my team to win and won the man of the match award on the same day our chairman Kaizer Motaung was celebrating his (67th) birthday."

"It felt good to score my first professional goal in Limpopo where I was born and bred. I will never forget that day in my life.

"I want to thank all the people who supported me from childhood. I never thought I would be playing for a team as big as Kaizer Chiefs.

"The development coaches at Chiefs, like Doctor Khumalo, Ntsie Maphike and Ace Khuse (now assistant coach of the senior team) helped me a great deal as a player.

"Fani Madida (who is now an assistant coach at AmaZulu) and Floyd Mogale (Mamelodi Sundowns development coach), were also there to guide me. They advised us youngsters to work hard at training and live a clean life. I listened to them because of their successes as football players who played at the highest level.

"I would like to thank coach Vladimir Vermezovic for believing in me. He gave me a chance when I was still an unknown player coming from the development structure," he said.

On Chiefs's chances of winning the championship, Baloyi said: "It's still early in the season to talk about winning the league but we are happy that our challenge for the title is well on track. Our chairman has made it clear our priority is to win the league."

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