Chenene, who was recently sent to train with the Matsatsantsa reserve team ahead of a likely exit from the club, was contacted by a man claiming to be Bloemfontein Celtic chairman Max Tshabalala and invited for trials.
The player called the club to to speak to Tshabalala and confirm the details of his trial, but the real Tshabalala had to awkwardly inform him that no such offer was actually made.
Last year ex-Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Benedict Vilakazi fell victim to the same conman. ‘Tso’ flew all the way to Bloemfontein to sign his new ‘deal’ with Celtic, only to be given the bad news.
Muhsin Ertugral, David Notoane and Sabelo Tsambo have also been targeted in the past, presumably by the same person.
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“I do not invite players to trials, that is the role of the technical team and management. It is disturbing that a person would come up with a scheme to create false hope and fabricate lies instead of using that energy to make a positive contribution to the game and the society,” the real Tshabalala tells Celtic’s website.
“We appeal to this dishonest person or people to stop with their scheme and to stop wasting people’s time. We trust that the law will catch up with these criminals and we apologise to those that have been inconvenienced or conned.”
