Thabang Monare reflects on his long football journey
Top of his career highlights was winning the Premiership with Wits under Hunt in 2016-17 and being part of the Bafana Bafana squad for Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in the Ivory Coast where they finished third.
Sekhukhune missed out on the Caf Confederation Cup by a whisker last season and Monare says they will be competitive again next season to push for continental football.
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