Despite shying away from his father’s last name, Calvin Le John introduced himself as the son of Minister of Sport, Art and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, after addressing supporters of his newly acquired football club, Siwelele.
The businessman- the firstborn of the former convict – recently purchased the club, previously Supersport United, for R50 million in a closed business deal.
CALVIN LE JOHN BRAGS ABOUT FAMOUS FATHER
In his first speech, Siwelele FC’s new boss introduced himself to the club’s supporters.
“I am Calvin Le John, the firstborn of the Minister of Sport, Gayton McKenzie”, he told a crowd of football fans at their general meeting last week.
Calvin touched on his relationship with Gayton, and their love of the Bloemfontein Celtic club – nicknamed Siwelele – which later became Royal AM.
“On the day I was born, my father was sentenced to 17 years [for armed robbery]. From the day I was born until the age of 10, the only connection we had was through the visitors’ section at Grootvlei [prison].
Becoming emotional, he added: “In my family, one of the only things that brought us happiness was Siwelele”.
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‘HE OWNS 100% OF THE COMPANY’
Since Calvin Le John acquired Siwelele FC, many South Africans have accused Gayton McKenzie of having a hand in the closed business deal. Others claim he would use his position as Minister of Sport to further the club’s interests.
Responding to the rumours, Gayton said in a Facebook Live: “People act like we took money from under our mattress and we just went to go buy a club.
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“He bought it, I’m not part of the company….There’s no consortium, he owns 100% of the company alone”.
Gayton added, “I’m very proud of him. He doesn’t want to trade on McKenzie’s name; that shows you he is different.”
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