Papi Zothwane

Papi Zothwane

Football player infobox| playername= Papi Zothwane


fullname = Papi Joel Zothwane
nickname = Papi
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|8|17
cityofbirth = Tshwane
countryofbirth = South Africa
height = height|m=1.90
weight =
currentclub = Lamontville Golden Arrows
clubnumber = 6
position = Central Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
years = 2002–2003
2003–2008
clubs = Maritzburg United F.C.
Lamontville Golden Arrows
caps(goals) = 21 0(3)
108 0(13)
nationalyears = 2007-
nationalteam = South Africa
nationalcaps(goals) = 7 (0)
pcupdate = August 15, 2007
ntupdate = August 15, 2007

Papi Joel Zothwane (born August 17 1981 in Bophelong, Gauteng) is a South African football midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Golden Arrows and South Africa.

Career

Papi Zothwane is one of the brightest and talented young midfielders in South Africa having been with Lamontville Golden Arrows since 2002 having been sighned from Maritzburg City.He was almost signed by Kaiser Chiefs in 2006/2007 season but a contractual dispute ended in him staying with Lamontville Golden Arrows.He has been admired for his accuarate passing,his pace and his eye for goal.The lanky attacking or holding midfielder has been impressive over the last two seasons.He has earned praise from overseas and was a target for long time admirer and former Kasier Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp while at Arminia Bielefeld at the beginning of the 2007/2008 Bundisliga Season. In January 2008 he was linked with a big money move to South African Champions Mamelodi Sundowns but with a Price tag of R7.5 Million. Since the end of the 2007/2008 ABSA Premier Soccer League season Zothwane has been liked with Big money moves to Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates but he has his heart set on moving to Europe.

His younger brother Nhlanhla Zothwane Also plays for Lamontville Golden Arrows.

South African National Team

His International Career had taken off and he won 7 Bafana Bafana caps under Carlos Alberto Parreira.He was an ever present figure in the team until a poor performance in a 3-1 defeat against Zambia in a 2008 Egypt Afcon Qualifer sparked a first half substitution and the Eventual drop from the South African Squad.

External links

* [http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=2495 Zothwane sidelined with knee injury again]
* [http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=2544 Zothwane set for Arrows return]
* [http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=3260 No sideways move for Zothwane]

References


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