William Mokoena (born 31 March 1975 in
Johannesburg
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) is a South African former football player. He was widely known by his nickname Naughty due to frequent misbehaviour, scandals and controversies.
He has played for
Manning Rangers
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History
The club was founded in 192 ...
,
Orlando Pirates and
AmaZulu
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. After being relegated with
African Wanderers during 2000–01 season, he was signed by
Moroka Swallows
Moroka Swallows Football Club (often known as simply Swallows or The Birds) is a South African professional football club based in Soweto in the city of Johannesburg in the Gauteng province.
Founded in 1947, Swallows are one of the original two ...
.
International career
Mokoena played four matches for
South Africa U23 team in 1995. Mokoena was included in the
South Africa national football team
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for the
1998 FIFA World Cup
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in
France
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but did not play. He chose to return home, along with
Brendan Augustine
Brendan Augustine (born 26 October 1971 in East London) is a South African former football player. He played professionally for Bush Bucks, LASK Linz (Austria) and Ajax Cape Town.
He played for South Africa national soccer team and was a pa ...
after being fined R100,000 for breaches of discipline after breaking curfew set by coach
Philippe Troussier.
References
1975 births
Living people
Soccer players from Johannesburg
South African Sotho people
South African men's soccer players
1998 FIFA World Cup players
Manning Rangers F.C. players
Orlando Pirates F.C. players
AmaZulu F.C. players
Moroka Swallows F.C. players
Black Leopards F.C. players
Men's association football midfielders
Lusitano F.C. (South Africa) players
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