TV Presenter Thomas Mlambo Asks Which Player Is the Most Wasted Talent in South African Football History

TV Presenter Thomas Mlambo Asks Which Player Is the Most Wasted Talent in South African Football History

Keba Mothoagae
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:01 PM
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  • Renowned television presenter Thomas Mlambo asked on his Twitter account which South African football player was the biggest waste of talent
  • The topic resulted in a flurry of responses to something that is almost always on the minds of Mzansi football fans
  • A whole host of names came forth from interested football enthusiasts which will definitely cause controversy

Renowned television presenter Thomas Mlambo posed an interesting question to his Twitter followers and passers-by.

The formers SABC and current SuperSport broadcaster asked which footballer was the biggest waste of talent in South African football history.

The tweet read:

"Guys, help me out with this one: Which player would you say is the most wasted talent in South African football history. Could have been a star but threw it all away? Let's talk."

The responses were instant and varied.

@thisistommy17 said:

"Old-John, hands down.... the guy got a deal from Spurs based on a Friendly match performance. Not a trial but a deal, and went straight into the first team.... Boy should have been our captain in 2010"

@TseboModise1:

"Junaid Hartley Everybody knows that Junaid had mad skills....I think thapelo Liau as well."

@youngcallous:

"[Phakamani] Mahlambi could have been our Mbappe but he threw it all. He was quick, Skillful, Going and talented but the move to ah ahly happened a bit premature and also he surrounded himself with bad friends. His brother gave part of his body to him but still it didn't motivate him to push"

@khaye84 said:

"Junaid Hartley was rated in top the top 20 of the most talented players along with Henry, Ronaldinho as youngsters by Fifa and Uefa technical teams which included Arsene and Hollieur."

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