The case of Siphiwe Tshabalala continues to provide a hanging episode of intrigue with the 2010 World Cup hero still to confirm that he has hung up his boots from the professional game.
Tshabalala is a month away from turning 40 and hasn't played professional football for over three years, yet there are little signs of rust in him like most of his peers.
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If ever there was further evidence of Shabba's physical condition, then Sunday provided that at the Toyota Stadium.
Running on a pair of 39-year-old legs, the former Kaizer Chiefs kingpin showed that he still has the energy and competitive edge.
This is despite the fact that he last played competitive football three years ago when he was given 90 minutes by AmaZulu fc in the last game of the 2020/21 season.
It was a season in which he only played thrice after joining in October.
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Prior to that, he had spent a year without a club after his season-long stay at Turkish club Erzurumspor FK, which came after 11-and-a-half years at Chiefs.
Favouring Shabba are genes as after only playing thrice (155 minutes) in the last five years, he has been able to maintain a physical appearance not too far away from how he looked in his prime.