Fortune Makaringe

Fortune Makaringe (born 13 May 1993) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for South African Premier Division side Cape Town City. He also plays for the South Africa national football team. He previously played for Maritzburg United. Quotes I learnt a lot from Orlando Pirates. From coach [Jose] Riviero, I also learned a lot because they are a big team Leaving was the best option at that time, but I am very grateful for how they helped me develop that hunger to win. At Pirates, the motto is to win all. We didn’t do permutations. Stakes are always high. One lesson that maybe one took from the Pirates team is patience. There were moments where we were under pressure, but we could still behave in a proper way, to say, ‘let’s not rush, let’s not commit ourselves too early. What I can say is you have to be an example to the other guys. Everyone has to be an example. There were young players who were still coming up, and we could not be bad role models The lessons I learnt at Pirates shaped me and made me strong. I am a better person than before I arrived at Pirates. I’m less emotional and have a thicker skin. But if I was not given that opportunity, I don’t think I would have learnt those lessons anywhere else. So I’m very sober in my thinking, but we’ve seen these things happen before Cape Town City midfielder Makaringe shares what he learned during his time at Orlando Pirates - 'At Bucs, the motto is to win all'October 2024, GOAL, by Dumisani Koyane I guess there’s a lot that could’ve been done better since we all had a fair share. But all of that comes with experience, of course, Fortune Makaringe opens up about difficult spell at Cape Town City, August 2025, FARPost by Terry Mudyauda We therefore needed to go out there and we needed our people to come in numbers to give us that morale boost, to make sure that we got to the final. We had to play to get to the final so we could defend our title. It's for us to actually keep that in mind and always play for them because we always play for them. We always go out there to play to win and I am happy that they are starting to realise that it is a whole journey and that we are going through a process and we need to stick together, whether we win or we lose. The good thing is that we have been giving top performances The most important thing that we always remind one another about is that we play for Orlando Pirates and we always play to win. So, it was one game that we needed to go and play to win, and we would worry about defending the title after we won this match. We needed to win that match so that we could think of other things. We keep learning each and every day, and that is one thing that I have learned as a footballer and as a human being, to say we keep learning each and every day. There are more things that are being instilled in us and I have to learn so that I can help my teammates. As much as we have been helping one another, we learn as much as possible and (you) implement where you need to implement. So, it's more about everyone going in and making sure that we help one another. I love the fact that we have a very big squad with quality players, so whenever one goes in, you know very well that they are going to deliver. It's more about appreciating one another because we make one another look good. I love the fact that they know very well that they are becoming fan-favorites because of their teammates, their colleagues. So, they are becoming our favourites as teammates because we are also their favourites as we're helping one another. It's more about motivating one another and taking care of one another, looking out for one another in everything, and everything else will follow. We have come to a point where it is actually being motivated and encouraged for us to actually express ourselves because football is all about having fun. I don't think our supporters would actually come in numbers if we were playing football that was not entertaining for them. They are coming there because of a lot of things that they are going through in their lives. They are going there for entertainment, and yeah, expressing ourselves by dribbling and all that is one form of entertainment, which is why we keep trying to score as many goals as possible so that they can also be entertained by that. So, it's more about freedom of expression on the field of play and knowing very well that you don't play for yourself, you play for a lot of people, you play for the whole Orlando Pirates team. That's one thing that we have become more of: a family that supports one another, which is why I also mentioned that when someone goes in, we give him the support and we make sure that we go there and fight for one another. So, we become one another's favourite in that form. That is one of the key components in our team, to make sure that we fight for one another. If we stay as a family, then everything else will sort itself out Makaringe: You Play For A Lot Of People, November 2024, Soccer Laduma, by Delmain Faver External Links Category:Soccer players from South Africa Category:Living people Category:1993 births