Seuntjie Motlhajwa came through the Transnet School of Excellence and Barney Molekwane Academy before he was spotted by SuperSport United assistant coach Pitso Mosimane. After spending four years at Matsatsantsa, the former winger joined Jomo Cosmos in 2003, where his career stagnated. In 2005, he joined Ajax Cape Town where he played for three seasons before moving to the National First Division in 2008.
Chippa, welcome back to the pages of Soccer Laduma. Tell us about your early days when you were recruited to join SuperSport United by Pitso Mosimane.
Those were good old days. It was me, Cavan Sibeko and Gerald Sibeko and Bheki Nkambule joined us a few years later. After we finished signing our first professional contracts, we were sent on loan to Arcadia Shepherds where we spent a season. The following season we came back to SuperSport United and that first season in the PSL was hectic because we were not used to the environment. We were not used to things like sleeping at hotels and camping before the match. So, Japie Motale, who was the craziest person in our team told us to bring blankets, food and clothes to camp. We followed his instructions and brought our clothes and everything because we were young and naïve. When we arrived at the team hotel, we realised that all the players were wearing the club uniform and they were just laughing at us, ha, ha, ha. Eish, Japie was the biggest jokester. But the late Thomas Madigage told us not to listen to him.
