In this edition of Where Are They Now, former Black Leopards star Christopher Netshidzivhe reveals how hard life has been to him since he hung up his boots.
In current times the former attacking midfielder and free-kick specialist builds mansions and homes for the people of Venda, a job that enables him to take care of his family.
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"I'm trying my best, I'm working for Membambula Construction, a contract that builds houses for people here in Thohoyandou, we are building double-storey houses," Netshidzivhe tells KickOff.
"My home is in Venda I'm just here in Thohoyandou to work, but I'm staying on the streets, I'm always working, you know this type of work you always moving around.
"I can't leave this line of work because I can't find any other job, if I can find another job then I will be able to leave this one."
Asked if he was able to feed his family with this type of work, he said,
"Eish, that's the problem. But I'm trying.
"I do have a wife, I do have children, but hey they are many hey. I can't lie to you, I'm not sure how many children I have.
"Life after football I can say for me it has been okay, you may think eish these guys are always struggling after leaving football. But the truth is we are trying our best to survive.
"I'm still playing football though during my spare time, I'm playing for the masters, and we've just formed the Black Leopards Legends team.
"We have the likes of Mulondo Sikhwivhilu, Mpho Dagada and Magic Ratshivhadelo, Mungalo, and Mandla Masuku in our team.
"We no longer care what people are saying about our hustles or our respective jobs, we know people will always talk.
"I would love to be involved in football again but as a coach or something not as a player, because now I'm already 43. I can even be an assistant on the development side.
"It's not like I'm ashamed of my current situation though because I understand life is unpredictable.
"While I was still playing, I was used to carrying a lot of money but now I've adjusted to my new lifestyle of working for a five-cent.
"I used to own a white Velocity, but I sold it. It wouldn't help me to own a car while I was starving.
"I want to advise all the youngsters that are still playing in the PSL today not to follow in our footsteps because our generation made wrong decisions along the way.
"We loved girls and all those wrong things...and those things will never take you anywhere as far as your football career is concerned."
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