The legendary Ntate Petrus Molemela (South Africa) is dead - the larger-than-life man associated with the Bloemfontein Celtic football club in Mangaung. Before he died, Charley Pitersen wrote a fine, comprehensive work on Dr Molemela...
Title: I HAVE SEEN IT ALL
“NTATE”
MOLEMELA
SOUTH
AFRICAN SOCCER; BUSINESS ICON
Author: Charley Pietersen
“Club
owner, hotelier, building contractor, beer tycoon, filling station owner and
bottle store owner. You name it. “He has Seen It All and he’s done it all.”
This book
seeks to honour and introduce a living legend and father of this beautiful game
of soccer or football to South Africa, Africa and the world. Dr Ntate Petrus Rantlai Molemela, loving and
caring husband and father, inspirational servant leader, fearless sport
administrator, soccer scout, intellectual, political activist, entrepreneur,
employer par excellence and community leader.
Ntate
Molemela made a huge impact on South African football. He played a role in shaping the National
Soccer League (NSL) and the current Premier Soccer League (PSL) as a member for
many years. What was important for him
was not soccer politics but that every decision taken should benefit soccer and
Celtic in general.
Ntate
Molemela will go down in South African history as Mr Football and his green and
white attire and Mexican hat will live with us forever.”
- blurb
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Foreword
by Kaizer Motaung Chairman and owner of Kaizer Chiefs Football Club
Gary
Player Grand Slam Golf Icon
Book
Pages: 166
First
published 2013
CONTENTS
FOREWORD 1
...........................................................................................................
7
FOREWORD 2
...........................................................................................................
9
WORDS OF
ENCOURAGEMENT
........................................................................... 10
PREFACE
...................................................................................................................
11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
.......................................................................................
12
INTERVIEW
WITH MOLEMELA
.......................................................................... 13
EDUCATION,
FAMILY, BUSINESS .......................................................................
17
SOCCER
.....................................................................................................................
37
TRAGIC
MOMENTS & REFLECTIONS
............................................................... 73
MOLEMELA’S
INFLUENCE ON OTHERS ..........................................................
85
A SUMMARY
OF WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT MOLEMELA ........................ 119
ACHIEVEMENTS
.....................................................................................................
125
MEDIA
ARTICLES ON MOLEMELA
.................................................................... 131
CELTIC
HONOURS DURING MOLEMELA’S TIME .......................................... 145
ABBREVIATIONS,
GLOSSARY, BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................. 153
FAMILY
TREE
..........................................................................................................
157
(Compiled by M. I Soqaga)
