Khayelihle Shozi will receive assistance from the person who gave him his senior football break at Mamelodi Sundowns. Pitso Mosimane is reportedly determined to assist Shozi, who has recently been homeless.
During his time at Chloorkop, the Al Ahli Saudi coach elevated him from the Diski Challenge group to the senior squad.
According to The Citizen, Shozi’s brother Shwi said in a radio inter “What I say is that I heard what coach Pitso said. It made me very happy and that is why I am here to talk about Khayelihle. It has been a while since he has been in that situation. But what will happen now is that Pitso wants to help him. He promised to do some things for him when he has been found and helped out of his current state.”
Is this Khayelitlhe Shozi who used to play for Sundowns MDC?💔 pic.twitter.com/wru4RQHX7X
— Boromo Mokoena (@Boromo_M) March 9, 2023
Mosimane had tweeted: “Very sad to see this image.
His combination with Percy Tau was amazing. We even promoted him to the senior team ahead of Percy.”
What led Khayelihle Shozi astray
Bad company and stress is the reason behind Khayelihle Shozi’s shocking behaviour which saw him being reported missing and being seen around the streets of Johannesburg walking around as a beggar on drugs, said a source close to the former Mamelodi Sundowns development player.
Videos of Shozi looking like someone who was homeless circulated throughout social media platforms in January 2022.
He was then spotted in the Vaal in a similar condition recently. The midfielder, who last played for JDR Stars in the GladAfrica Championship, is reported to be back home and has told his family that people he thought were his friends, introduced him to drugs and when he couldn’t cope they didn’t help him.