In this edition of Story Behind The Nickname, KickOff catches with former Orlando Pirates star Bennet Chenene.
The former winger explains why he ditched his nickname 'AK-47' which is popular in his hometown in Vaal.
How long have you been owning that nickname?
"At AmaZulu the late coach Clive Barker used to call me 'Benny Bones'. I was very skinny back then. My football name is AK-47, but the fact that Sandile Ndlovu turned professional before me, I decided to drop that nickname.
"It would have made him think I was his fan [laughs]. I played with him in the Mvela League.
"Otherwise it would have appeared to people as if sengizibiza ngaye ke manje, and I didn't want that. So when I joined Pirates I was given the nickname 'Pele'."
AK-47, who gave it to you and why?
"One of the coaches who developed me in Vaal, he is no more. He said it was because of the powerful shots I used to hit."
Did you like it?
"Even now I still like it. I loved the name because I knew AK-47 as this powerful weapon that can shoot even under the water."
If you could relive it, what would you want your nickname to be?
"I'd still be AK-47. That's who I was supposed to be from the start. I used to give teams problems with my style of play."