Kaizer Motaung OIS was born on 16 October 1944 and is a former South African association football player and founder of Kaizer Chiefs FC, of which he is chairman and managing director.
13 Facts About Kaizer Motaung
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Kaizer Motaung continued to play brilliantly for the rest of the season, scoring sixteen goals in fifteen matches, making him the top scorer in the league that season.
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When Kaizer Motaung returned to his home country in 1970, he decided to start his own professional soccer team.
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Kaizer Motaung returned to form his own professional soccer team which he named Jomo Cosmos after himself and his former NASL team, the New York Cosmos.
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Indeed, it is often jokingly stated that Kaizer Motaung Chiefs do not really play any away matches, as their supporters always outnumber those of the home team.
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Kaizer Motaung has been active in South African football administration, having served on both the National Soccer League and South African Football Association executives.
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Kaizer Motaung has indicated that he would accept a position with the Confederation of African Football or on world football's governing body, FIFA.
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Kaizer Motaung was voted 73rd in the Top 100 Great South Africans in 2004.
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Kaizer Motaung assisted South Africa's 2010 World Cup Bid Company and was a member of the delegation that went to the FIFA head office in Zurich to be declared the winning bid.
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Also in 2004, Kaizer Motaung was given the Entrepreneurial Leadership Award by Henley Management College, South Africa.
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In February 2005 it was announced that Kaizer Motaung would join the board of Primedia Limited as a non-executive director.
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Kaizer Motaung has served as a director on the boards of many other companies such as Royal Beechnut, Simba, New Age Beverages and Get Ahead.
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Kaizer Motaung was appointed a member of South Africa's Order of Ikhamanga, Silver class.