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Kaizer Motaung: Biography of Kaizer Motaung, Age, Wife, Children & Net Worth,<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Kaizer Motaung (born 16 October 1944) is a retired South African footballer and owner of\u00a0Kaizer Chiefs. He is also a co-founder of the South African Premier League (PSL).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Kaizer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full Name<\/th>\nKaizer Motaung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date of Birth<\/th>\n16 October 1944 (76 years old)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gender<\/th>\nMale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spouse<\/th>\nValeta Motaung<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupation<\/th>\nBusinessman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nationality<\/th>\nSouth African<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Net Worth<\/th>\n$40 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Kaizer Motaung Age<\/h2>\n

Motaung was born on 16 October 1944 in Soweto, South Africa. He is 76 years old as of 2020.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Career<\/h2>\n

He first played professional soccer at the age of 16, for the Orlando Pirates FC. In 1968 he joined international soccer after Dick Cecil, Atlanta Chiefs Founder and Owner, and Phil Woosnam, manager of the Atlanta Chiefs franchise in the then-recently formed North American Soccer League (NASL) recruited him after team trials in Zambia.<\/p>\n

Despite struggling to come to terms with the weather and overcoming injury, Motaung made his North American debut for the Atlanta Chiefs as a substitute in a friendly game against Manchester City, scoring two goals in the process.<\/p>\n

The South African ended the season being voted NASL Rookie of The Year. Atlanta Chiefs were crowned champions that year, beating San Diego Toros over two legs in the final. Motaung scored the third goal in the 3-0 win in the second leg (the first had finished in a goalless draw).<\/p>\n

The following season, \u2018Big Boy\u2019, as the South African was soon nicknamed in America, scored 16 goals in 16 matches, becoming the top goal scorer in the league.<\/p>\n

The speedy forward was also voted onto the NASL All-Star Team. In 1975, he returned to the NASL to play two seasons with the Denver Dynamos.<\/p>\n

He has served on both the National Soccer League (NSL) and South African Football Association (SAFA) executives.<\/p>\n

In 1996 he co-founded, with Orlando Pirates\u2019 Irvin Khoza, the South African Premier League (PSL), which helped bring more sponsors and money into South African professional soccer. He serves as a member of the PSL\u2019s Board of Governors.<\/p>\n

He assisted South Africa\u2019s 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. Subsequently, he was also appointed as a member of the local organising committee for the 2010 event.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Kaizer Matuang Family<\/h2>\n

<\/span>Parents<\/h3>\n

Kaizer Matuang\u2019s father\u2019s name was Ceyland Motaung.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Kaizer Motaung Wife<\/h3>\n

Kaizer Motaung is married to his lovely wife, Valeta Motaung.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Children<\/h3>\n

They have five children\u00a0Kaizer Motaung Junior<\/strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0Bobby Motaung<\/strong>, Thabo Motaung,\u00a0Jessica Motaung<\/strong>\u00a0and Kemiso Motaung. His son\u00a0Kaizer Motaung Junior is a South African football striker for Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kaizer Motaung\u2019s daughters are Jessica Motaung and Kemiso Motaung. Jessica Motaung runs Kaizer Chiefs Football Club\u2019s communications. Jessica\u2019s background lends itself far more to a position in front of the camera than one behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

She was crowned Miss Gauteng, Miss South Africa First Princess and Africa\u2019s Queen of Beauty in 1997.\u00a0Jessica has been marketing manager of the football club since 2003.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Net Worth<\/h2>\n

He has an estimated net worth of $40 million.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Kaizer Motaung \u2013 Kaizer Chiefs<\/h2>\n

In 1970 he started his own professional soccer team \u2018Kaizer Chiefs\u2019. Within a short time, the Kaizer Chiefs became the most successful team in South Africa, winning more than 78 trophies and gaining an estimated fourteen million supporters throughout the country.<\/p>\n

In 2001 Kazier Chief won the African Cup Winners\u2019 Cup, this was the teams biggest achievement.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Awards and Recognitions<\/h2>\n
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  • 2004: He was given the Entrepreneurial Leadership Award by Henley Management College, South Africa.<\/li>\n
  • He was appointed a member of South Africa\u2019s Order of Ikhamanga, Silver class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n