Andries "Chaka Chaka" Mpondo (born 22 January 1963) is a retired South African

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striker who played for Moroka Swallows his whole career.

Early life

Mpondo played for Roman Rangers and Meadowlands Inter African Eleven as a teenager. He attended Daliwonga High School and Kelokitso High School with

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and Marks Maponyane in Dube.

Moroka Swallows

He was signed for R20 000 after Fetsi Molatedi left for Chiefs for a record breaking R 45 000. He was the first player to score at the newly built

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on 2 September 1989, beating new Kaizer Chiefs and former Manchester United goalkeeper

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. By his retirement in 1996 he played 395 matches for Swallows.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mpondo, Andries 1963 births Living people People from Meadowlands, Gauteng Men's association football midfielders South African men's soccer players Moroka Swallows F.C. players Soccer players from Gauteng