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Line 1: {{Short description\|South African soccer player}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=May 2019}} {{Use South African English\|date=May 2019}} Line 4 ⟶ 5: \| name = Benedict Vilakazi \| fullname = Benedict Bongani Vilakazi \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1982\|8\|9\|8}} \| birth_place = [[Soweto]], [[South Africa]] \| height = {{convert\|1.57\|m\|ftin\|abbr=on}} Line 35 ⟶ 36: \| caps5 = 4 \| caps6 = \| ~~capes7~~caps7 = \| goals1 = 58 \| goals2 = 0 Line 51 ⟶ 52: }} '''Benedict Vilakazi''' (born 9 August 1982 in [[Soweto]], [[Gauteng]]) is a retired [[South Africa]]n [[football (soccer)]] player who ~~plays~~last played as a [[midfielder]] for [[Botswana Meat Commission F.C.\|Botswana Meat Commission]] in [[Botswana]]. He ~~has been~~was noted as one of the smallest ~~current~~ professional international footballers during his time (standing at a mere 1.57 m) but ~~makes~~made up for this with a strong physical presence. He was born in [[Diepkloof]], [[Soweto]] and is nicknamed "Tso" and "Little Napoleon" due to his leading skills. ==Career== ~~Vilakaz~~Vilakazi played for [[South Africa national football team\|South Africa]] at the [[2006 African Nations Cup]] in [[Egypt]]. His professional career was rocked by sex scandals with juveniles including being dragged to court on allegation of [[statutory rape]]. He was however acquitted of the charge as it was alleged that it was with consent. The complainant has since given birth to his son. He publicly apologised to soccer fans after his acquittal. The sex scandal also prohibited him going through with his move to the Swedish side [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll\|Djurgården]] that was supposed to go through right before the scandal hit. On 27 July 2007, he was transferred to [[Danish Superliga]] club [[AaB Fodbold\|Aalborg BK]]. He was given a 5-year contract. Due to sickness he had not adjusted to the European style of football, and therefore he played only a few games in the Danish league. Vilakazi returned to South Africa July 2008, signing a contract with Pretoria-based Mamelodi Sundowns, where he was also joined by former [[FC Copenhagen]] striker [[Sibusiso Zuma]]. After not making an impact at Sundowns, Vilakazi was loaned out to Mpumalanga Black Aces for the 2010–11 PSL season. However, Vilakazi had a fallout with Black Aces' management due to missing several training sessions and other disciplinary problems. Consequently, the Sundowns did not renew his contract after its expiration at the end of the 2010–11 season. Vilakazi had short spells at [[Black Leopards]] and in [[Swaziland]] with [[Malanti Chiefs]] before moving to [[Botswana Premier League]] team [[Notwane F.C.\|Notwane FC]] in July 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Vilakazi Joins Notwane\|url=~~http~~https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/~~article~~articles/categories/south-africa/vilakazi-joins-notwane/135472\|date=21 July 2013\|first=Diogo\|last=Peral\|publisher=SoccerLaduma\|accessdate=229 ~~July~~May ~~2013~~2019}}</ref> In November 2013, he terminated his contract with Notwane after not receiving his salary and signing-on fee,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Vilakazi, Ngwenya terminate Notwane contracts\|url=http://www.gazettebw.com/?p=5983\|accessdate=27 December 2013}}</ref> and joined [[Botswana Meat Commission F.C.\|Botswana Meat Commission]] on a one-year contract.,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Tso, Shakes join new teams\|date=18 November 2013\|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/39064/botswana-meat-commission-township-rollers-tso-shakes-join-new-teams\|accessdate=27 December 2013\|archive-date=3 March 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204841/http://www.kickoff.com/news/39064/botswana-meat-commission-township-rollers-tso-shakes-join-new-teams\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Tso remains the highest scorer of all time for Orlando Pirates, with 52 goals. Tso ishad ~~now~~a stint as the head coach of [[Orange Vaal Professionals]], a team campaigning in the [[ABC Motsepe league]], the 3rd tier of South African Football. ==References== Line 68 ⟶ 69: ==External links== {{drdkstat\|433695\|archive=20070828043106}} {{Webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828043106/http://resol.dr.dk/sportservice_person.aspx?personid=433695 \|date=28 August 2007 \|title=Career stats}} at [[Danmarks Radio]] *{{NFT\|6170~~\|Benedict Vilakazi~~}} {{South Africa Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}} Line 76 ⟶ 77: [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:~~Sportspeople~~Soccer players from Soweto]] [[Category:Zulu people]] [[Category:South African men's soccer players]] [[Category:South African expatriate men's soccer players]] [[Category:South Africa men's international soccer players]] [[Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players]] [[Category:~~Orlando~~South ~~Pirates~~African Premier Division players]] [[Category:Orlando Pirates F.C. players]] [[Category:AaB Fodbold players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark]] [[Category:Danish Superliga players]] [[Category:~~Association~~Men's association football midfielders]] [[Category:Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. players]] [[Category:Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players]] [[Category:Black Leopards F.C. players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Eswatini]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in Eswatini]] [[Category:Notwane F.C. players]] [[Category:Gilport Lions F.C. players]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Botswana]] [[Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in Botswana]] [[Category:21st-century South African sportsmen]]