Mandla Masango

Mandla Greatful Masango (born July 18, 1989) is a South African footballer who most recently played as a right winger for Randers in Denmark. Masango represented South Africa at various youth levels and has been a full international since making his senior debut in 2013. Quotes It boils down to the things that we did before with the coach The players have been really amazing towards me, helping me to settle in quickly because I know what type of patterns the coach uses The goals that I scored did me a world of good because as a player you always want to contribute towards the club’s success. I try to do my best whenever I am given a chance because you never know what tomorrow holds. There isn’t much difference to the Mandla that left South Africa to this one. It’s just that I have learnt a few fundamentals that side. I combine that with what I already knew, which has helped me grow. That side (in Denmark), you play more as a box-to-box player even if you are a winger. You don’t just stand on the flanks and wait for the ball. You have to defend, too. We do the same thing here at SuperSport which helps the team to be compact. That’s why it is not easy to break us and score against us. If we have a good foundation, it makes our life easier going forward because we press our opponents very high you have to give respect to every opponent that you come up against, regardless of their status or where they play. It’s harder to play against teams from the lower leagues because they have nothing to lose and you have everything to lose. Every player hates losing. No one goes to the field with the intention of losing. But you can’t win all the time. It’s great being part of a setup that doesn’t lose. At the moment, our ‘lose’ is a draw. We leave the pitch heartbroken after drawing a game and we are driven to make up for that in the next game. Mandla Masango focused on the present, September 2018, IOL,Njabulo Ngidi We cannot make predictions and start to think we have already won while we still have the second round to play. More hard work and effort has to be put in if we are to see ourselves realising our main objective this season which is to win the championship. With that said I cannot say that I have arrived yet - there’s still more work to be done. Chiefs have no room for error - Masango, September 2014, IOL by Mohau Ramashidja I obviously wanted to build something for myself, I didn’t want to end up like the other guys, So I just wanted to build something that I know will look after me. I want to leave a legacy for my kids… For my future kids because I don’t have kids now. So yeah for my future kids and for my family one day, because you know football is a short career. You need to have something on the side that will make a living for you I love and respect football, I will give my all to football whether playing or whatever role given I will always give my best for football. I owe my life to football, ‘I owe my life to football,’ says former Chiefs star Mandla Masango,20 October 2022, The Citizens by Sibongiseni Ngumbi I am lucky to have a very firm background and I have kept my head down and my feet firmly on the ground despite playing for one of the biggest clubs in the country. I do not let peer pressure get to me. I am always with my brothers and my friends, who are studying. I mostly hang out with people who have direction in life and that keeps me on my toes. It is important as footballers to save money and I am doing exactly that. It is an honour to play for your country because you know that you are carrying the hopes of millions of South Africans. I am grateful to have had an opportunity to play in the World Cup, as we were only the second group since 1992 to achieve that feat. I am now working hard to realise my dream to don the Bafana Bafana jersey Sometimes as a player it is important that you think and running is not always a solution. I sometimes have to rely on my creativity to keep up with the tempo of the game. I do think that I am currently using my speed and skills effectively but there is always room for improvement. I am always working extra to be a better player and I will continue to do this to improve all aspects of my game. My strength is my speed, taking on players, creating chances for my teammates and getting into good goal scoring positions. I do not like to talk about my weaknesses as that might work against me (laughing) but I do work on them regularly at training. Keeping in touch with your favourite - Mandla Masango, February 2010, Kaizer Chiefs FB Magazine, by Sports Reporter External Links Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Soccer players from South Africa