Fani Madida (born 7 December 1966) is a South African former professional

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who played as a

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in South Africa for Giant Blackpool,

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and Hellenic and in Turkey for

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and

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International career

Madida made his debut for the South Africa national team on 7 July 1992 in a 1–0 win over

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and played his last match on 18 September 1996 in a 2–0 win over Australia coming on for Mark Williams in the 74th minute.

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Profile at Turkish Football Federation
1966 births Living people People from Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal Soccer players from KwaZulu-Natal South African soccer players Association football forwards Association football midfielders South Africa international soccer players Süper Lig players Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players Giant Blackpool players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Antalyaspor footballers Bursaspor footballers Hellenic F.C. players South African expatriate soccer players South African expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey {{SouthAfrica-footy-forward-stub