Retired attacking midfielder Prince Olomu has revealed how issues relating to witchcraft ultimately led to him becoming a pastor.
Olomu arrived at Free State Stars during the 2006/07 season after featuring for Nigerian giants Enyimba in the 2006 CAF Champions League.
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The Nigerian won promotion with Stars before moving to Bloemfontein Celtic where his 13 goals during the 2009/10 season attracted Kaizer Chiefs.
He signed for Chiefs, but the deal then fell through, and he ended up returning to Celtic from where he then proceeded to Maritzburg United.
"In just about every black family you will have witchcraft and I was a victim of such," Olomu tells KickOff.com.
"I signed a contract with Chiefs when they wanted me after that great season that I had at Celtic.
"Strangely, I then failed my medical because of witchcraft which was the work of people in my family.
"Chiefs was going to be my biggest contract it was a lot of money with a salary that starts at R115 000 plus signing on fees.
"However, despite that setback, I can safely say I'm living a comfortable life now.
"Though the Chiefs deal fell through because I failed my medical, I was still able to continue playing for three to four more years.
"In my case, I was bewitched by family and got to find out afterwards which is now I'm now a pastor today.
"My experiences guided me to being the pastor that I am now and being able to set people free from those chains related to witchcraft.
"I even have a YouTube channel aligned to my works as a pastor.
"The work of God has liberated me.
"God has given me the opportunity to set people free for free of charge because I don't charge a cent.
"I have a church here in Pietermaritzburg where we conduct our services.
"Witchcraft comes with certain family members not wanting another family member to succeed in life.
"It is a cancer that has been carried through generations in families and I say this because I was a victim.
"Witchcraft is an issue that affects a lot of African players.
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"You find a guy made money during his playing career but then ends up with nothing tangible after he is done playing.
"At times, they have the money, but they never know where the money goes because it just disappears," says Olomu.