In this week's edition of Where Are They Now, KickOff has former Moroka Swallows and Orlando Pirates star Naughty Mokoena as a guest, as he talks about his life after football.
Mokoena reveals how retiring from playing the game made him learn to swallow his pride and accept being a commoner.
He became known as a Bad Boy after being ejected from Bafana Bafana's 1998 World Cup squad in France, together with Brendan Augustine, for not following curfew.
My playing days?
"I think they were fine, I enjoyed them. There were some challenges there and there, but I managed just fine.
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"My biggest achievement would be representing my country, Bafana Bafana."
Did I make money from soccer?
"Although there was not that much money in football during our days, I can say I did make enough money to survive. Remember, those days we played for passion."
Where I'm living?
"I'm currently in Zola. I have two kids, girls."
Jobs since playing the game?
"After retiring from playing the game, there was a time where I had to swallow my pride and accept the reality. I worked at Pick n Pay, which was a normal job for me.
"I believe as footballers we must learn not to hide in the dark and feel ashamed after our football career is over.
"You cannot play football forever. There is a point in your life where you need to humble yourself and live a normal life.
"If international stars like Mike Tyson can accept their current situation, then who are we?"
My current job?
"I'm busy with the Naughty Mokoena Foundation, we're grooming young men to be better men in society.
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"Through our past mistakes, we can teach them how to be better people. We even donate stuff on some occasions."
If I could do it again?
"I don't think I'd change anything, to be honest. I'm happy with how my football career turned out. I can't have regrets now. I believe in leaving the past where it belongs."