Simphiwe Tshabalala has signed with AmaZulu after being out of action for a while, and new club owner Sandile Zungu roped him to Durban.
Despite being club less for over 14 months, Simphiwe “Shabba” Tshabalala said calling it quits has never crossed his mind.
“Shabba”, one of the beloved sons of the South African Football in the last 10 years, was confirmed as on of the new AmaZulu signings in Durban on Monday.
He was signed as a free agent having been without a club since leaving Turkish side BB Erzurumspor, who were relegated in May last year.
Ever since then Shabba has been linked with overseas clubs, but nothing has since materialised.
To stay out for this long, it was also further added by Corvid-19 that hit brakes on world sports.
That hampered further hopes of Tshabalala getting a club, but his desire was always maintained – to play football.
“No, it didn’t even slip my mind that I was thinking of calling it quits…I have had quite a number of offers and mostly abroad, and for me it was just about making the right decision. I always say things happen for a reason, and I am happy with my decision. It’s a challenge as I’m coming to a team that has been struggling, which have fought relegation for the past six or seven seasons. While it is a challenge, I am up for it…” said Shabba in the unveiling of the players conference.
In his glittering career, Tshabalala has won it all in the PSL. He won the league title twice, two MTN8, three Telkom knockouts and one Nedbank cup.
These achievements all came while playing for Chief, whom he joined in January 2007 from Free State Stars. Shabba played in 372 games for Chiefs, including 336 starts and 36 subs.
He scored 58 goals for the glamour boys, with the last one a beautifully taken free-kick against Baroka FC in a one-all draw on August 2018.
“Now it is just to create new memories with my new teammates,” added Shabba.
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