Thapelo Maseko is the grounded South African winger who has become a central figure in Bafana Bafana’s historic run to the Fifa World Cup knockout stage.
Thapelo Maseko has become one of the faces of South African football history after scoring the winner that sent Bafana Bafana into the Fifa World Cup knockout stage for the first time.
His story is not only about football but also about discipline, family and a steady rise from Sebokeng in the Vaal.
Raised in Eatonside in Sebokeng, the 22-year-old winger grew up in a home where his father worked as a truck driver and sacrificed heavily to support his early football development in the Vaal.
After returning from Afcon, he made his first major personal decision. He bought a family home in Kempton Park for his parents and brothers before focusing on himself and later moving into his own apartment.
