Andries Mpondo | |
Fullname: | Andries Khehla Mpondo |
Birth Date: | 1963 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Meadowlands, South Africa |
Position: | Attacking midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | Roman Rangers |
Youthclubs2: | Meadowlands Inter Africa Eleven |
Years1: | 1981–1996 |
Clubs1: | Moroka Swallows |
Caps1: | 395 |
Goals1: | ? |
Andries "Chaka Chaka" Mpondo (born 22 January 1963)[1] is a retired South African football (soccer) striker who played for Moroka Swallows his whole career.
Mpondo played for Roman Rangers and Meadowlands Inter African Eleven as a teenager. He attended Daliwonga High School and Kelokitso High School with Doctor Khumalo and Marks Maponyane in Dube.[2]
He was signed for R20 000 after Fetsi Molatedi left for Chiefs for a record breaking R 45 000. He was the first player to score at the newly built FNB Stadium on 2 September 1989, beating new Kaizer Chiefs and former Manchester United goalkeeper Gary Bailey.[1] By his retirement in 1996 he played 395 matches for Swallows.[1]