Togolese attacking midfielder Dove Wome's stay at Mamelodi Sundowns might not have been as long as the contract that he signed but he still smiles at the thought of his stay.
Wome joined Sundowns from Free State Stars in July 2013 from Free State Stars and scored eight goals in 20 appearances in his first season as The Brazilians won their first league title under Pitso Mosimane.
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Unfortunate for him was that while his numbers were good, Mosimane then decided to sacrifice him with Senegalese striker Mame Niang being brought in.
"Moving to Sundowns came courtesy of Pitso Mosimane who after a game we played against Sundowns told me in my face that 'you are joining us', reveals Wome talking from home in Togo where he now plays for ASKO de Kara.
"I said, 'really'.
"Then when I went home for the off-season, I was told I'm going to Sundowns and when I spoke to the Mokoenas I was told the club had already agreed the terms.
"Sundowns was the best, so I as happy to go there.
"At that time, I also had a proposal from a club in Belgium named Genk.
"However, I think the Belgians didn't offer better money than Sundowns which explains why I never went there.
"Free State went for the best offer which was from Sundowns and I couldn't blame them for that.
"So, what happened is that I got to know about the Belgian offer because I was told they are interested but want to discuss the money first.
"I was 22 at the time so I would have taken whatever came my way.
"The plus was that when I went to Sundowns, my terms improved a bit.
"The salary wasn't awesome, but the match bonus was very good.
"If you won matches at Sundowns, you would make enough money not to even touch the salary but that meant working hard and always being in the team.
"The bonus structure was generous at Sundowns because you would clock R10 000 for winning one match and Sundowns was a winning club.
"For my daily life at Sundowns, I didn't even touch the salary but depended on the bonuses because we were winning matches," says Wome while explaining how he ended up at Free State Stars in 2011.
"I played at the 2011 WAFU Nations Cup which we won in Nigeria and that is where Free State saw me.
"Arriving at Free State meant the conditions were very good compared to Maranantha in Togo because my earnings improved more than 15 times.
"In Togo, I was earning USD100 (approx. R1900) and when I came here, I went over R30 000 which improved my life and that of my family.
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"Having only ever known French before the language was a nightmare because I couldn't even greet in English but luckily, I arrived with Sadate Ouro Akoriko and Morou Zakari who also spoke French.
"So, that element helped considering that at Free State the dominant language was Sesotho," he says.