The making of Sphephelo Sithole’s resilience: ‘We showed what South Africa is all about’
In Monterrey, Mexico
It took just 30 minutes for Paolo Cardoso, Mamelodi Sundowns’ head of academy, to spot a gem in the form of Sphephelo Sithole, and then instantly predict that he is going to do big things for South Africa.
The Bafana Bafana central midfielder was in his mid-teens when he caught the eye of Cardoso, who at the time was the technical director of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Football Academy.
Redemption


