In this edition of Story Behind My Nickname, KickOff catches up with Orlando Pirates legend Aubrey Lekwane on the origin behind his nickname 'Sense Of Knowledge'.
A nickname Lekwane says even today he still finds it difficult to understands how it came about.
A phrase usually used to express a strong feeling of having a deep understanding of something.
Who and where did you play?
"Aubrey Lekwane is from Atteridgeville in Pretoria, he is a former crowd favourite at Orlando Pirates. He also played for Moroka Swallows."
What's your nickname?
"Sense Of Knowledge."
Who gave it to you and why?
"The nickname is from my late brother Walter Lekwane. He owned the team Black Jacks in Atteridgeville, which is where I'm from.
"We were playing in the Under-14s, that's when I got the name, I was 11 years old at the time.
"He passed on before I could ask him about the meaning of the name. As an 11-year-old, I could not ask too many questions back then."
Did you like it?
"It's a name I grew up with, it's not something I was given at Orlando Pirates. It came from my brother. I didn't even know the meaning of it back then, I just loved the sound of it.
"Just because it came from an elder, I just admired it."
Anyone that didn't use it?
"Because it's something I grew up with, even today most people still l know me as 'Sense Of Knowledge'.
"They never use my real name."
If you could relive it, what would you want your nickname to be?
"The nicknames I got at Pirates was Jika Majika and June 16. I used to wear jersey number 16.
"And the one I like the most was June 16. It brought back lot of memories.
"If people give you a nickname it shows how important you are in their team. If the supporters don't give you a name it means they don't feel your presence. You are not giving them anything special.
"Nowadays we have adopted foreign football. These coaches are coming with their own philosophy and culture which favours their type of football.
"These days we don't have even a single player who can dribble past a defender in one-on-one situations. If you dribble a defender and he doesn't fall to the ground then you've done nothing.
"Players always pass the ball backwards. That's the type of football we are playing these days.
"I was coached by Walter Da Silva, he would eat you alive if you dare passed the ball backwards. He'd tell you straight, you must dribble him!"