Tshepo Tshite (left) and Ryan Mphahlele have underlined their potential as the country’s newest talent in middle-distance running
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He starred for a number of his home village amateur clubs, playing on the right wing due to his fast pace.
Tshite was so good that he regularly made selection in an invitational local squad that used to play friendly matches against the now defunct PSL side Platinum Stars.
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