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Lucas Radebe – The Chief – was in Town

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On the evening of Wednesday 11 May, soccer legend Lucas Radebe was joined by fellow player, Gary Bailey in a function at the Boardwalk‘s Super Sport Café.

At the occasion Radebe launched his autobiography. Bailey is in town to host a business breakfast on Thursday at the Radisson Hotel, presented by the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber in conjunction with Algoa FM.

Radebe was first included in the South African national team in 1992 and made his international debut on 7 July 1992 against Cameroon.

In 1996, he was a member of the South African team that won the African Nations Cup. Radebe was also the captain of Bafana Bafana in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups.

He earned 70 caps for South Africa and scored 2 goals during his international career with his last match being against England on 22 May 2003.

Radebe and Bailey played two season together at l;ocal club Kaizer Chiefs (1989 and 1990) before Radeba was sold to Leeds United for £250 000.00

Radebe became a star player for Leeds and was nicknamed “The Chief” or “Rhoo” by its fans partly due to his previous club and partly his absolute rule in defence. In recognition of his leadership and ability, Radebe was appointed captain of the team for the 1998/99 season.

He was voted 54th in the Top 100 Great South Africans in 2004.

The popular band the Kaiser Chiefs are said to have taken their name from Lucas’ old club as he had such an influence on them as young men, with all the members being Leeds fans.

Lucas Radeba and Gary Bailey share a soccer moment - Photo credit: Vaughan Rizzo
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