On the Kota and Chill podcast, the former Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns and Supersport forward admitted to age cheating.
The 37-year-old former Bafana Bafana winger who played in the 2013 and 2015 AFCONs on the podcast said when asked about his age, ” Do you want my age or soccer age? Because there is an age that you leave at home and there’s one that you use on the soccer field, “.
“The soccer age is the one that you see now-the other one is at home. The Thuso Phala who played soccer is the age that you know. Are they gonna take my medals and cups (that I have won) back when they find out my real age that I cheated them? If it’s a criminal offence then let’s leave it.
“How can you retire when you are 34? It’s only a scam in the junior levels when we get to the first team, it doesn’t matter, “he continued.
Thuso Phala won four trophies in his career spanning over 15 years which includes the Telkom Knockout title, MTN8 and two Nedbank Cups.
Age cheating has been a perennial problem in Football, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
