The Absolutely Worst Tackle Caught on Video Between Mamelodi Sundowns and NFPL All Stars

• The Gauteng Future Champions tournament is a much-loved fixture of the Easter weekend annually
• As the name suggests, the stars of tomorrow from across the world get to make their name in Soweto
• In 2017, a memorable but ugly incident lit up the tournament that Atletico Madrid would eventually win

Ouch. Absolutely "ouch"!

That is what one can only remark when watching a video of one of the worst tackles in football history.

A video has reemerged on YouTube of Mamelodi Sundowns junior player Zaba Nxumalo obliterating NPFL All Stars play Rafiu Ishaq during a testy Gauteng Future Champions encounter in Soweto back in 2017.

Ishaq goes up for a header inside the Sundowns box, when Nxumalo inexplicably - but impressively showing off amazing athleticism - tries a bicycle kick-style clearance. He then connects with Ishaq's cheek, before the referee points to the spot for a stonewall penalty. Remarkably, the Nigerian player would be sent off for needless but understandable retaliation, while his South African opponent did not face any further sanctions.

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The penalty would then be buried, with the visitors booking their place in the final against Atletico Madrid, who would emerge victorious.

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Sports Brief also reported on a remarkable moment in the junior levels of South African football.

Lungelo Msweli has put his name forth for the DStv Diski Challenge goal of the season for the 2022/23 campaign. The Richards Bay FC player scored one of the rare goals in football, hitting the target from a corner kick in a match against KwaZulu-Natal rivals, Golden Arrows.

Incredibly, Msweli had just been substituted on the field just seconds earlier, meaning that was his first touch of the game. Fittingly, he sealed a 3-1 victory for the Rich Boyz with another stunner late in the match, in what was a bona fide super-sub performance.

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While Msweli was scoring a sensational goal in one part of KwaZulu-Natal, Tapelo Xoki was embarrassing himself in another, Sports Brief reported.

In a DStv Premiership encounter between Orlando Pirates and Richards Bay FC, the Buccaneers defender was guilty of a miss that will go down in history.