Webster Lichaba

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Webster Lichaba
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-10-06) 6 October 1954 (age 67)
Place of birth Soweto, South Africa
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1969–1971
1971–1973
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1980 Orlando Pirates
1979–1981 Atlanta Chiefs 93 (4)
1979–1981 Atlanta Chiefs (indoor) 8 (1)
1984–1991 Jomo Cosmos
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Webster "City Late" Lichaba (born 6 October 1954)[1] is a retired South African football (soccer) midfielder who played for Orlando Pirates, Atlanta Chiefs and Jomo Cosmos.

Youth career[]

Born in , he lived a street away from Ryder Mofokeng. He played for with Mofokeng.[1]

Orlando Pirates[]

When he was signed from at age 19, he became a teammate of Jomo Sono. He captained them and won three league titles with Pirates.[1]

Atlanta Chiefs[]

When he moved to America in 1980 the chairman was Ted Turner, the founder of CNN. He nearly earned 100 appearances for Chiefs.[1] He also appeared in a handful of indoor matches for the Chiefs at that time[2]

Jomo Cosmos[]

Lichaba was brought back to his home country by his retired former teammate Jomo Sono who had acquired a team. In the 1986 season, he set the record for the most starts in a season, 46. That feat was also achieved by Helman Mkhalele in 1993. He retired at the age of 37.[1]

After Retirement[]

In 2001, he became an assistant coach at Supersport United and their team manager in 2003 onwards. He is also the junior academy's scout. [1]

Personal life[]

He is married to Buyi Radebe-Lichaba. He is the father of 4 girls, Nthabiseng, Neo, Tlholo as well as South African award winning singer, Lira.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Landheer, Ernest (2 May 2010). "Where are they now: Webster 'City Late' Lichaba". Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ "NASL Atlanta Chiefs Roster".
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