Channel Title: Trap and Pass Featuring Sjuku & Gerald Channel Description: Ever wondered why retired South African Soccer players end up the way the do? While some excel post-football, majority remain with an untold story of what actually influenced the decisions they now live with. Join Sjuku & Gerald as they explore these untold stories of ex-South African Soccer players, their friends, their girlfriends, and everyone else that shaped their life's decisions, and walk an hour in their shoes. <video> Joseph "Duku-duku" Makhanya | “I HAD CONFLICT WITH BRA STAN” | S2 EPISODE 16 Description: Joseph Makhanya - Takes us through his personal journey of having Bra Stan in his life and some golden moments that he remembers of the late legend. In This Episode Duku talks on: - The importance of having a coach that takes care of all aspects around players to make sure they're okay which is what Bra Stan was good at it. - How having the late Sis Zodwa Khoza in and around the team helps with overall performance. - Talking on the importance of staying responsible while doing things in the public eye to avoid certain problems that come with that. - Stressing that when one is put into a leadership role, they have to respect the image of the Club at all times. - If he was Bra Stan, he would tell the young ones to never forget where they come from and to keep going forward within his path. - Bra Stan was always within player selections and all things related to them for the sake of always protecting the players. - What he has learnt from Bra Stan which is respect and to always be in the correct mind state which helped him apply the same principles in his coaching career. {Questions we ask in this week's Episode} Should current football players have council around them to guide them throughout their careers as it seems to be a common problem with the football fraternity of today? Join the Conversation sizwe ukuthi wena uthini! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ On YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE: / @trapandpassofficial Stay in the know on our social media platforms. https://linktr.ee/TrapandPassOfficial Get in touch with us: Email: production@orlandopiratesfc.co.za </video> <video> SEASON 2| EPISODE 8| Mkhulu "Gundabaloyi" Khokhovula | "There are good and bad rituals in football" Description: The “risky” topic in football is back bafwethu, kodwa sifuna ukuzwa ukuthi what are your thoughts on opinionated guest's views “Mkhulu Khokhovula” as he touches on: - Good and Bad rituals. - Difference between Western and African muthi in sports - How international soccer players also use muthi to strengthen their game: Paul Pogba x Mathias Pogba x Kylian Mbappé - Are these rituals about selling your soul? - What happened in the Zambian crash of 1994 which left the entire National football team dead except for two who decided on to fly that day? Join the Conversation sizwe ukuthi wena uthi! The Team: Host 1: Sjuku_wamawalawala Host 2: Gerald Modabi Season 2 Episode 8: Mkhulu "Gundabaloyi" Khokhovula On YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE:www.youtube.com/@UCi4iSMq93nFE8GJtimopPIQ GET IN THE KNOW WITH THE LATEST EPISODES ON TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@trapandpassofficial?_t=8jsCNHcyGuL&_r=1 BECOME PART OF OUR COMMUNITY ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557097602104&mibextid=LQQJ4d FOLLOW US ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/trapandpassofficial?igsh=ZGxlaGpiMXkzNnQ5 JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON X: https://x.com/trapandpass?s=11&t=lnd5Iyr-llg4jPGTLvHwSg Get in touch with us: Email: production@orlandopiratesfc.co.za </video> <video> Benedict Tso Vilakazi | "BRA STAN ALWAYS LOOKED AFTER THE PLAYERS BEFORE ANYTHING” | S2 EPISODE 14 Description: Benedict Vilakazi - Takes us through his journey as a player and how the influence of Bra Stan helped him navigate life and stay out of trouble. In this Episode Benedict Tso Vilakazi: - Tells us how Bra Stan brought player in the game and like a father he would beat them up in private. While he was playing and now remembers how much that helped him. - Taking us through his journey all the way to him signing for Pirates - How they disciplined 'big-headed players' by benching them. - How he was constantly reassured by Bra Stan when the media tried to defame his name in all tabloids - Clears up the controversy surrounding the 'Dustbin' story of how he snuck in someone during camp - Thanking both Bra Stan and the Chairman Dr. Irvin Khoza for allowing him to leave the Club in a dignified and respectful way - Tells the story of why he chose to play for Sundowns after returning from overseas - How losing important family members may have hindered some of his decision making at a young age - Lastly he expresses his tribute to the late Bra Stan {Questions we ask in this week's Episode} Is it justified for senior leadership to be heavily involved within team selection or should they move away from that department? Join the Conversation sizwe ukuthi wena uthini! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ On YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE: / @trapandpassofficial GET IN THE KNOW WITH THE LATEST EPISODES ON TIKTOK:https://www.tiktok.com/@trapandpassof... BECOME PART OF OUR COMMUNITY ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... FOLLOW US ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/trapandpass... JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON X: https://x.com/trapandpass?s=11&t=lnd5... Get in touch with us: Email: production@orlandopiratesfc.co.za </video> <video> Dipuo Maloi | "My list of ex-boyfreinds (ex-footballers) I endless! | S2| EPISODE 11| Description: Dipuo Maloi - Goes into detail about her famed life in the limelight for both positive and negative reasons within the football space from being a child prodigy dancer to having two children with Andile Jali & Lantshene Phalane In This Episode: • The fact that she has been with 3 players that played together in one team. • She lists her top-10 favourite players that she has been involved with. • That players would physically fight in camp for her honour because they all loved her. • How she got the nickname “Peaches” from being a professional dancer with ‘999, Trompies and Alaska”. • She was the captain of Kaizer Chiefs’ cheerleading squad. • How people would use her name to get out of taking responsibility for their own actions. • The repercussions of having a girlfriend that isn’t beneficial to the career of upcoming players. • The controversy surrounding her in the time when she was dating soccer players, made her a hot topic for newspapers. • Touching on certain causes of GBV • Putting no pressure on her children to become soccer players • Advice to the ladies to not let their lives revolve around soccer player boyfriends Questions we ask in this week's Episode: Are all the women that surround the football space, in it because they love the sport or do they just want to land a soccer player and give them a child? Or can there be true love stories within the soccer fraternity? ----------- Join the Conversation sizwe ukuthi wena uthi! The Team: Host 1: Sjuku_wamawalawala Host 2: Gerald Modabi Presenter Shabbawama2K Season 2 Episode 11: Dipuo Maloi On YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE: / @trapandpassofficial GET IN THE KNOW WITH THE LATEST EPISODES ON TIKTOK:https://www.tiktok.com/@trapandpassof... BECOME PART OF OUR COMMUNITY ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... FOLLOW US ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/trapandpass... JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON X: https://x.com/trapandpass?s=11&t=lnd5... Get in touch with us: Email: production@orlandopiratesfc.co.za </video> <video> 20 SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 12H00 - Joseph Makhanya Description: </video> <video> Promise Zondo | "Being a WAG is all about showing off the lifestyle | S2| EPISODE 12| Description: Promise Zondo - Gives warning that over sharing personal problems with friends can be detrimental to the point where one gets misdirected by friends who don’t want your relationship to work. She also talks on how it took her 2 years to get over the marriage of her ex, Papi Zothwane to someone else. In This Episode: - Talking about the difference that in the past, dating was genuine and today’s relationships are centred around selling themselves to players who are willing to pay. - She speaks about her journey to her eventually ending up on Diski Divas. - How she got recruited into the media space when she was a Finalist for Miss SA. - How she has managed to create a safe enough space for herself within the cut throat industry of media that is dominated by men. - Touching on how the current flock of ladies that associate themselves with football players lose themselves just to be validated in a space that doesn’t have direction for them in future. - How much she was protected by her football boyfriend Papi Zothwane, to not be involved in the soccer space because of the toxic environment it was at the time when it comes to women. - There was no foul play between Papi Zothwane and Teko Modise in their competition for a 1st team place in their playing days. - Not asking players for money diminished the power they have over you. - Advising young football players that social media is all not real and that they should be rooted back home and be more stable. {Questions we ask in this week's Episode} Are women in and around the football fraternity equipped to build more sustainable relationships with football players instead of carrying on the cycle of using players for their careers and fortunes? Join the Conversation sizwe ukuthi wena uthini! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ On YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE: / @trapandpassofficial GET IN THE KNOW WITH THE LATEST EPISODES ON TIKTOK:https://www.tiktok.com/@trapandpassof... BECOME PART OF OUR COMMUNITY ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... FOLLOW US ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/trapandpass... JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON X: https://x.com/trapandpass?s=11&t=lnd5... Get in touch with us: Email: production@orlandopiratesfc.co.za </video> <video> Brighton "Spider" Mhlongo | “BRA STAN DEFENDING US WITH HIS LIFE IN CONGO” | S2 EPISODE 15 Description: Brighton Mhlongo - Gives us some insight on the man who not only was the main reason why he went professional, but the man who was a pillar of wisdom in times of need for the players he brought in. In This Episode Brighton: - Speaks on the importance of thinking about life after football. - About how taking the high road between striking and playing the game that got him scouted by Jomo Sono. - Touches on how Bra Stan he got his nickname "Screamer" because of how he used to work on the pitch. - How he hesitated when he was called personally to sign his Pirates contract with his mother in the same room. - How Bra Stan would constantly defend his name because he saw something in him. - How Bra Stan would hold one-on-one therapy sessions with players and get the best out of them. - How his fame and accolades got to his head and he started misbehaving which lead to his altercation with the Police. - How Bra Stan took him to Swaziland to aid in his rehabilitation. - How Bra Stan liked people who were disciplined and if you weren’t, he would put you on the right track in a unique way. - He details all the mischievous stories surrounding players like; Senzo Meyiwa, Happy Jele, Joseph Makhanya, Thamsanqa Gabuza, Tlou Segolela, Ntsikelelo Nyauza, Lehlohonolo Majoro, Oupa Manyisa and more. {Questions we ask in this week's Episode} Are the footballers of today more educated about how they portray themselves within the media space and how important is it to think about future ventures after football? Join the Conversation sizwe ukuthi wena uthini! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ On YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE: / @trapandpassofficial Stay in the loop on our social media platforms. https://linktr.ee/TrapandPassOfficial Get in touch with us: Email: production@orlandopiratesfc.co.za </video> <video> Portia Modise | "The Coach wanted to sleep with Banyana-Bayana players" | S2 EPISODE 13 Description: Portia Modise - She dives into the history of how she dealt with football from a young age in a time where the LGBTQ+ community wasn’t popular as a woman. In This Episode: - Taking us through how she got into football when her older brothers brought her along to soccer practice when she was younger. - She wanted to make a mark that women should play because of their talent not just inclusivity. - How fighting for pay increases for the team out a target on her back. - How she advocates for the growing LGBTQ+ community and that she hopes to inspire the next generation of players. - The progression of women’s football that is improving in South Africa. - How the ‘Legendary’ status is loosely used in football. - The unfairness towards women’s football made her dislike the football fraternity as a whole. - Touches on how important the developmental stage of footballers is more important than their professional careers. - Gives advice to people to actually listen to understand and not to respond in certain situations. Questions we ask in this week's Episode: Should there still be a stigma against women in football always being labeled as gay or should it be a common respect for the talent on the pitch? Join the Conversation sizwe ukuthi wena uthini! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ On YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE: / @trapandpassofficial GET IN THE KNOW WITH THE LATEST EPISODES ON TIKTOK:https://www.tiktok.com/@trapandpassof... BECOME PART OF OUR COMMUNITY ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... FOLLOW US ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/trapandpass... JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON X: https://x.com/trapandpass?s=11&t=lnd5... Get in touch with us: Email: production@orlandopiratesfc.co.za </video> <video> SEASON 2| EPISODE 10| Dineo Campbell | “I never felt like I was a side-chick to Kamohelo Mokotjo”. Description: Dineo Campbell - Speaks on her advocacy for women that have their own things before being associated to anyone else as she takes us through her own experiences with dating ex-football players. In This Episode: - She speaks on her dating past with Well-known successful footballers as well as a well-celebrated South African DJ - Her take on GBV as her Ex was convicted for GBV - Dating a Well-known DJ and how it all started. - Touching on misconceptions on how women are viewed in the township - How she knew she was the main chick with Lorch and probably a side chick with Kamo. - Lifestyle, Access changes on relationships - The good side of Lorch that other people don't know about. - Lastly, gives some advice to young women dating soccer player, to never focus on the clout but themselves. </video> <video> Happy "Magents" Jele | “BRA STAN WAS NOT WHO PEOPLE THOUGHT HE WAS” | S2 EPISODE 17 Description: Happy Jele - Tells us some heartfelt stories of his person experienced with the late Bra Stan that he remembers and has taken with him throughout his life and HIS football career. In This Episode we learn now: - How Happy was scouted and recruited by the likes of Bra Stan, when Bra Stan directly spoke to his parents to get their consent to sign Jele to the Club. - How having  Bra Stan around when he was younger Development helped him get used to being around elder and more experienced players. - How Happy had access to bra Stan on and off the field. - Why and How Happy ended up leaving the Club to join Royal AM. - How Happy tried to stay away from all negative controversy when it involved other players. - How he was able to return from a terrible injury and what it took to come back stronger than before. - He also speaks on the last known interview of Bra Stan. {Questions we ask in this week's Episode} Is having a strong male presence in the development phase of a player more beneficial than not having one as many have subjective opinions on this matter?! Join the Conversation sizwe ukuthi wena uthini! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ On YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE: / @trapandpassofficial Stay in the loop on our social media platforms. https://linktr.ee/TrapandPassOfficial Get in touch with us: Email: production@orlandopiratesfc.co.za </video> <video> Rooi "Ngubo" Mahamutsa| “WHEN BRA STAN WANTED YOU, HE'D FIND YOU!” | S2 EPISODE 18 Description: Rooi Mahamutsa - Tells us the story of how he was found and brought into the Pirates ranks by the late Bra Stan as well as his journey to being an important figure in the football fraternity. In This Episode Rooi speaks on: - How he met Bra Stan in Botswana for the first time. - How he was a father figure to him within football. - Bra Stan could keep your secrets and could be trusted. - On if Bra Stan had coached their high school soccer team, more talent would've been discovered by Pro Teams. - Bra Stan was a pivotal figure when it came to identifying young talent in South Africa. - The funny side of Bra Stan with his friends and in general the people around him. - The story of how Bra Stan sent people to his grandmothers house to fetch him to get signed by Pirates and got a personal phone call from Chairman Dr Irvin Khoza. - The impact that the older players would leave on the kids to keep pushing harder in life. {Questions we ask in this week's Episode} Should there be a commemorative day or important statutes named after the Legend to mark his impact on the football space. Join the Conversation sizwe ukuthi wena uthini! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ On YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE: / @trapandpassofficial Stay in the know on our social media platforms. https://linktr.ee/TrapandPassOfficial Get in touch with us: Email: production@orlandopiratesfc.co.za </video> <video> SEASON 2| EPISODE 7| Sipho "Sgobe" Moeti | "My first game became my last" Description: Sipho "Sgobe" Moeti - Speaks on how he 'gave' up after facing recurring bad luck in his career. - Started at an Orlando Pirates Development, - Played and excelled in Township Football Tournaments, including Black Poison Coached by Coach Rhulani Mokwena - Know for his "knee tactics" style of playing, - Played for PSL Clubs for literally 1 game, - Wanted to give up in his career, - But found existence in a brotherhood called "Sobona" FC. Question we ask in this week's Episode, was everything he went through worth it? What would he had changed given the opportunity? Join the Conversation sizwe ukuthi wena uthi! The Team: Host 1: Sjuku_wamawalawala Host 2: Gerald Modabi Season 2 Episode 7: Sipho "Sgobe" Moeti On YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE: www.youtube.com/@UCi4iSMq93nFE8GJtimopPIQ GET IN THE KNOW WITH THE LATEST EPISODES ON TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@trapandpassofficial?_t=8jsCNHcyGuL&_r=1 BECOME PART OF OUR COMMUNITY ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557097602104&mibextid=LQQJ4d FOLLOW US ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/trapandpassofficial?igsh=ZGxlaGpiMXkzNnQ5 JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON X: https://x.com/trapandpass?s=11&t=lnd5Iyr-llg4jPGTLvHwSg Get in touch with us: Email: production@orlandopiratesfc.co.za </video> <video> THIS FRIDAY on Trap and Pass | Rooi Mahamutsa Description: Join us on our last Trap and Pass Bra Stan tribute with Rooi Mahamutsa. Friday 04 Oct at Trap and Pass O'Clock 12h00. </video> <video> S2 FINALE BONUS EPISODE | EP19 | Lerato “Ace” Shabangu & Katiso "Shoes" Letsoalo. Description: Our Fellow Trappers.. This week’s episode unfortunately doesn’t have subtitles. This was one of the episodes that didn’t make the cut for Season 2, however the team decided to close of Season 2 with it, by making it the SEASON 2 FINALE BONUS EPISODE. Ace & Shoes - Take us through their journey of how they met and grew up together in the football world, along with some insightful details about the paths their football careers took as they progressed In This Episode they: - Tell us about their upbringing from Development. - Lerato speak on the pain of losing the mother of his child and finding out the news a day before his Birthday. - Ace highlighting how Swallows FC gave him another chance at football when he was going through many misfortunes in his life. - How both their knee injuries had a major influence on how they handled hardships throughout their playing days. - Ace speaks on the 'culture' of alcohol within the football space during a time where he was enjoying playing the most. - Also telling us about how difficult his time at Udinese Calcio was with different cultures and languages barriers. - How Shoes was the catalyst that was responsible for organising women for their days out with the boys just to enjoy their company. - They speak on how money damaged his career. {Questions we ask in this week's Episode} Do you think there should be Alcohol Anonymous activists more prominent within the football space as it seems to be a growing issue with no end that shortens the careers of players past and present? Join the Conversation sizwe ukuthi wena uthini! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ On YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE: / @trapandpassofficial Stay in the know on our social media platforms. https://linktr.ee/TrapandPassOfficial Get in touch with us: Email: production@orlandopiratesfc.co.za </video> <video> SEASON 2| EPISODE 9| Mamello Leremi | “My “Soccer Player Husband (Gift Leremi) abused me” Description: Mamello Leremi - Finally speaks out on the abuse she faced in her marriage to the late South African soccer Legend, Gift Leremi In the episodes she addressed - How the abuse started at e tender age of 19 years old. - How she ignored the signs and ‘red flags’ - How the abuse became a ‘norm’ and part of their lifestyle/fashionable. - Why and how she started fighting back. - How those scars will forever haunt her. - Why she stayed in the relationship knowing the abuse would never stop. - Her parent’s and the late Gift’s parents involvement in their abusive relationship - She also touches on Questions we ask in this week's Episode; Is it fair that people placed on ‘high esteem’ are never really reported for abuse? And how do women finally leave without ‘ruining a soccer player’s career? Join the Conversation sizwe ukuthi wena uthi! The Team: Host 1: Sjuku_wamawalawala Host 2: Gerald Modabi Presenter Shabbawama2K Season 2 Episode 9: Mamello Leremi On YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE: www.youtube.com/@TrapandPassOfficial GET IN THE KNOW WITH THE LATEST EPISODES ON TIKTOK:https://www.tiktok.com/@trapandpassofficial?_t=8jsCNHcyGuL&_r=1 BECOME PART OF OUR COMMUNITY ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557097602104&mibextid=LQQJ4d FOLLOW US ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/trapandpassofficial?igsh=ZGxlaGpiMXkzNnQ5 JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON X: https://x.com/trapandpass?s=11&t=lnd5Iyr-llg4jPGTLvHwSg Get in touch with us: Email: production@orlandopiratesfc.co.za </video>

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Ever wondered why retired South African Soccer players end up the way the do? While some excel post-football, majority remain with an untold story of what actually influenced the decisions they now live with. Join Sjuku & Gerald as they explore these untold stories of ex-South African Soccer players, their friends, their girlfriends, and everyone else that shaped their life's decisions, and walk an hour in their shoes.

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