In our latest feature of Where Are They Now, KickOff catches up with former Polokwane City, Baroka FC and Platinum Stars player Thabiso Semenya on life after football.
The Moletjie-born former right-back retired in 2020 following his second stint with Polokwane City.
Who am I?
"I'm Thabiso Semenya. I played football for the likes of Baroka FC, Platinum Stars and Polokwane City."
My playing days?
"I enjoyed my life as a footballer, I owe everything I have right now to football.
"I have won two Telkom KnockOut trophies and played four cup finals.
"I also won the MTN8 Cup, So I enjoyed my football."
Did you make money from soccer?
"The life I'm leaving now...it's soccer that set me up. I will not say I made money from it, but football gave me a nice start in life.
"The life I'm living now it's because of football, to be honest."
Where I'm living...
"I'm based in Polokwane, I also have another house in Springs. Remember I got married in 2019."
Jobs since playing the game?
"At the moment I'm back home running my transport business.
"I own a shuttle services company. I do long and short-distance trips, I have 22 seater buses in different mines, and I'm also in the taxi business.
"I have about six vehicles for my business."
If I could do it again?
"I'd save more money and invest more into this business. I could have started this transportation business early when I was still playing. I realised late.
"But remember it's not easy to run a business while you are still playing football because you are always travelling."