Tera Maliwa: The eagle-eyed scout unearthing football’s hidden gems | Untold Stories – Front Page

Growing up in Khayelitsha, located on the Cape Flats, between Table Bay and False Bay, Thembela ‘Tera’ Maliwa dreamed of making it a football star. 

After all, many youngsters like Benni McCarthy had emerged from his hometown – Cape Town – and were making waves on the global scene. 

For the longest time, that dream never looked anything far-fetched. But aged 24, having had stints with a few amateur sides, Maliwa decided to call it quits. However, his love for the game, birthed at age 11, remained intact.

One sweet afternoon, he walked into a school in his neighbourhood, Uxolo High School, to watch boys from ekasi tussle it out against Kwamfundo High School. Read More…

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