As we celebrate women’s month and continue to celebrate the 50 th anniversary of the Tshwane giants, we decide to hit two birds with one stone by getting in touch with The Iron lady. The woman who contributed a lot in laying the foundation that the South African football powerhouse is standing on and a woman who has achieved it all in the football fraternity and made her mark. Kgothatso “KG” Malepe goes through the conversation with Mrs Anastasia “Natasha” Tsichlas. Kgothatso- How did you get involved in football? Natasha- I grew up in a football family and got married to a football man. Kgothatso- Back in the day when you took over as Managing director at Mamelodi Sundowns, women did not really have a solidified place in football, especially management. How did you cope with the transition and were you getting your well-deserved respect from your male counterparts? Natasha- Because I come from a football family, I had a very good foundation, Angelo have always been involv
Voice of the 12th Player....... "What many non-sport lovers fail to realise is that football is not just a sport. Especially in South Africa. In a country where so many are unemployed and strangled by poverty, those 90 minutes when South Africans get to watch their idols battle it out on the field are some of the happiest times of their lives." ~ Nikolaos Kirkinis