Jabu Mahlangu

thumb|Jqbu Mahlangu Jabu Jeremiah Mahlangu (born Jabu Jeremiah Pule on 11 July 1980) is a former South African association football midfielder. Quotes He is so reckless with the way he speaks, and I think the current players will not respect him. Broos has done so much for Bafana, and sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose. I am defending South Africa and our head coach because we cannot ignore his record and his work. We now have a team and direction in our country, Jabu Mahlangu blasts critics and defends Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos, July 2026,IOL by Smiso Msomi I think it's high time the PSL and Safa sit down and find a way to implement financial fair play rules in our local league, just like in Europe, In Europe, these rules already exist and I feel like Sundowns are negatively impacting the balance of the league; yes, they have the financial muscle to do it, but it weakens the league because they buy all the superstars. imagine if all the superstars at Sundowns were playing week in and week out, it would strengthen our national team. we also can't help wondering when we'll get there as a country if one team has all the superstars in their camp Sundowns can’t hog all the talent ... Former Chiefs, Pirates star call for financial fair play in PSL, August 2023, IOL by Smiso Msomi At that time I was young and my addiction to alcohol was my downfall, People didn’t know the environment I grew up in . They only know the Jabu Mahlangu, the Chiefs player on the field. They didn’t know the challenges I was dealing with everyday outside football. In this game you need to be strong and you need to have a character to be mentally and physically strong. You miss your family and the weather, but that is the sacrifice you have to make to be successful. These days there’s so much money in football, that players are also often exploited or led astray by so-called friends .It was the case with me also When I was young, we had players like Tebogo Moloi and Doctor Khumalo who were the senior players. But we never had opportunities to meet with them or to talk to them or ask them questions, We never asked them things like ‘how do you stay on top of your game’, ‘how do you handle your fitness’ how do you stay focused If this generation of players make the same mistakes that my generation did, they can only blame themselves because they have got the opportunity to get information. I can come up with the excuse today that nobody taught me anything … because nobody taught me anything Football is something you get taught. I was born with that gift. And even if people say ‘eish, this guy wasted his chances’. But I feel a second chance in my new role and the future is bright for me. Jabu warns kids about fame pitfall, August 2015,IOL by Smiso Msomi External Links Category:Soccer players from South Africa Category:Football (soccer) coaches Category:1980 births Category:Living people