Katlego "Mahoota" Mashego on Pirates, Sundowns, Pitso & Football Money Truths

Former Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi Sundowns, and Bafana Bafana striker Katlego “Mahoota” Mashego sits down with us to share his incredible football journey. From his early life and Coca-Cola tournament breakthrough, to winning the treble with Pirates, answering Pitso Mosimane’s calls, and life after football.

He opens up about:
Playing with legends like Teko Modise, Benni McCarthy, and Reneilwe Letsholonyane
Winning the league with SuperSport United under Gavin Hunt
Why Pitso Mosimane built one of the strongest Sundowns teams ever
How football money isn’t enough to retire on
His best strikers and ultimate starting XI

Full of untold stories, banter, and raw honesty from one of SA football’s finest strikers.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Coming Up / Intro
03:01 – Life after retirement
06:35 – PSL 2025/26 season predictions
08:06 – How “Mahoota” nickname started & early football journey
19:18 – Choosing football over banking studies at Wits, first pro contract at Hellenic
25:40 – Silver Stars trials: Selected out of 1000 players by Owen Da Gama
31:42 – Why development isn’t everything in football
34:01 – Signing for SuperSport United, Pitso Mosimane & Bafana Bafana call
39:40 – Adjusting from Silver Stars to SuperSport United
41:15 – Gavin Hunt era, scoring 4 goals in 45 minutes, winning the league
50:40 – Playing against SuperSport Academy kids
52:16 – Leaving SuperSport mid-season for Orlando Pirates, losing the league
01:07:10 – Playing with Teko Modise & building a strong team
01:12:48 – Confederations Cup with Joel Santana & Benni McCarthy – “Kaka was unreal”
01:24:50 – Winning the treble with Pirates & Soweto derby memories
01:29:20 – Leaving Pirates for Golden Arrows
01:40:55 – My move to Moroka Swallows
01:43:43 – Pitso calls again: Joining Mamelodi Sundowns & winning the league
01:51:04 – Leaving Sundowns just before they won the CAF Champions League
01:54:15 – Ending career at Chippa United
01:58:07 – Why football money is not enough to retire
02:03:44 – Mahoota’s best strikers & his all-time starting XI

Episode shot and edited by https://www.boldbehaviourza.co.za

People mentioned: Teko Modise, Pitso Mosimane, Benni McCarthy, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Simphiwe Tshabalala, Hlompho Kekana, Lucky Lekgwathi, Owen Da Gama, Katlego Mphela, Kermit Erasmus, Surprise Moriri, Daine Klate, Siyabonga Nomvethe & more.