South Africa star Bongani Zungu revealed he had failed trials at Mamelodi Sundowns and Bidvest Wits in the past.
Zungu also spoke about how he was rejected by NSFAS [National Student Financial Aid Scheme], then on another occasion, he was given a 'chesa mpama’ [slap] by a Dynamos bus driver.
The dream of playing football professionally was slowly turning into a nightmare for the youngster.
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Like the many South African's who live beneath the poverty line, then 17-year-old, Zungu - who was doing his Grade 12 at the time - watched the 2010 World Cup on television from his crowded home in Duduza as he could not afford a ticket to the stadium.