Polokwane city wikipedia
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Player data
- Main position:
- Defensive Midfield
- Other position:
- Central Midfield
- Right-Back
Youth clubs
Soweto Panthers
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Newly-signed Black Leopards midfielder Lucky Baloyi has revealed the reasons behind his departure from his former club, Polokwane City FC.
Baloyi spent two seasons at ‘Rise and Shine’ but was let go at the end of last season.
The 33-year-old was part of the squad when Polokwane gained promotion back to the Premiership. With players such as Given Mashikinya, Baloyi parted ways with the Limpopo side.
The former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder says he has no hard feelings over his departure at Polokwane City and acknowledged that it’s just part of football.
WHY LUCKY BALOYI LEFT BETWAY PREMIERSHIP SIDE POLOKWANE CITY
“I left the club because my contract came to an end, and they just told me that they can’t renew it,” he told FARPost. “So that was it. No hard feelings or whatever. That’s how it is in this game. So my contract ended, and I left the team.”
Having started his professional career at Chiefs in 2010, Baloyi did not play in his home province until his move to Polokwane. He says once the opportunity came, he never tho
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Lucky Baloyi: Sheriff rides back into old hometown
"So .I decided to go visit my old school. When I'm there, I also have a chance to chat to the school kids. You see, we have different talents and I encourage them to do their best with their talents.
"For people from my province, we don't have the same opportunities as say people from Gauteng, but we have the talent and look at players we have, the likes of Hlompho [Kekana], and we have teams in the province, so we shouldn't look down on ourselves.
"We have to show our talents, be it in football, music, so I like having chats like that with the school kids to encourage them. With me, they see that things are possible, that you can be whoever you want to be.
"For those that have made it, we must still pay them a visit, so they don't only see us on TV.
"You are dealing with kids, so sometimes they do things thinking they are right, but only to find they are doing the wrong things.
"So, that's where we should come in and show them the way," Baloyi said.