Mahlangu: Dlamini Is Better Than Me In Terms Of...

After it was revealed that Jabu Mahlangu played a key role in Kabelo Dlamini's career — the Chiefs legend made another surprise revelation.

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Kaizer Chiefs legend, Jabu Mahlangu showed Orlando Pirates star Kabelo Dlamini some extra love after it was revealed that he played a major part in Dlamini's development as a player.

Dlamini told a local publication about how "Shuffle" knew his father and that the Chiefs cult hero helped changed the trajectory of his career.

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Shuffle heaps praise on Dlamini

Orlando Pirates attacking midfielder Kabelo Dlamini revealed to iDiski Times how Jabu Mahlangu discovered him, saying the Chiefs legend played a big part in his journey to professional football.

As revealed by iDiski, Dlamini and Mahlangu hail from the same neighborhood, Daveyton in Johannesburg and interestingly enough, Dlamini earned the nickname "Shuffle" from observers who noted similarities in their playing styles.Reflecting on a pivotal moment in the development of his career, the Pirates star got candid about the day Mahlangu noticed him during a training session in a local park.

This chance encounter led to Mahlangu introducing Dlamini to Farouk Khan's Stars of Africa academy, marking the beginning of his journey to professional football.

"Jabu was a very humble guy and he is a kind person. For him to scout me, I mean he saw a lot of us that day but heard them call me Shuffle, he was impressed with how I played and told me I deserved better.

"He took my number, called Farouk and I went to trial. He did that and the rest is history," Dlamini tells Velile Mnyandu.

Mahlangu took to Instagram to share a screenshot of a tweet about the aforementioned article, with the former mercurial winger understanding why Dlamini has been compared to him, but feels the Bucs star edges him when it comes to professionalism:

"Young Shuffle better than me in terms of professionalism @kabelo_dlamini_18 keep pushing ntwana yami," wrote Mahlangu, with Dlamini responded with:

"Thank you grootman lami, Ok'salayo uyi Bhoza (At the end of the day, you're the best)" 

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Kabelo Dlamini is enjoying a rich vein of form in the Bucs jersey and earned the Man of the Match award in his side's 3-1 win over Chippa United, in the Nedbank Cup semi finals, after scoring an impressive brace.

Take a look at his spectacular freekick from Saturday's encounter:

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