Tefu Mashamaite

thumb|Tefu Mashamaite Tefu Mashamaite (born 27 September 1984 in Bochum, Transvaal) is a South African association football player who plays as a defender. Mashamaite is known for punishing defences with his powerful headers from corners and dead ball situations and his penchant for scoring in his hometown of Polokwane. Quotes I set my personal goals in conjunction with the Team goals. It is all about winning and challenging for more trophies this season once more and we are up for the challenge. I was just happy to be nominated and recognised for the contribution I made to the success of the team. I was more excited about the Team winning the Double and it did not worry me not to win an award that day. I congratulated the winners as I felt they deserved to win. One of the factors that contributed to the Team's success last season is a competitive nature of the squad. It is a small squad, manageable where everyone is committed to the cause. We have the structure and the game plan and we will go out and express that The supporters are integral in the success of the Team not only last season but from the early 70s and we invite them once more to rally behind the Club’s vision. Big Interview: Tefu Mashamaite, August 2013, Kaizer Chiefs FB Magazine by Sports Reporter I think our country’s experience on the footballing stage has been a bit difficult in a sense that, in the past five years, we’ve changed coaches so many times, and you know different coaches look for different things The current coach [Shakes Mashaba], who is more youth orientated, never really gave me a chance to flourish Maybe not all of us are meant to play for the national team, maybe it’s only meant for some, but I’m just happy that I got to at least taste what it’s like Tefu Mashamaite on his lack of Bafana caps, May 25,2015, KICKOFF, by Kickoff I used to share an apartment with Ghanaian brothers, Nasiru Mohammed and Abubaker Mohammed. They made it a bit easy for me in terms of adapting. They used to take me to an African shop, where you could literally find the stuff you'd normally find in South Africa. The team, back then, was more like a mid-table team and they had aspirations to grow and that's when they started international players and I was one of them Tefu Recalls The Day He Played Against Ex-Chelsea Star, November 28,2024, Soccer Laduma by Tshepang Mailwane The lessons I learned are that I still have a passion for the game. I really want to pursue this coaching journey There are kids that I want to help reach their dreams, as I plan to continue to coach The ABC Motsepe League standard is good in terms of talent, but the refereeing can be better, the playing surface can be improved, and the administration can be better. Tefu Mashamaite reveals lessons learnt in SA third-tier, November 2025, FARPost by Mauwane Raophala External links Category:Living people Category:Soccer players from South Africa Category:1984 births