Helman Mkhalele
Helman Nkosiyethu Mkhalele is a South African former soccer player who played as a midfielder.
Club career
He was the part of the Orlando Pirates squad that won the 1994 National Soccer League and 1995 African Cup of Champions Clubs.He also scored to help Pirates to victory in the replayed final of the 1996 BP Top 8.
International career
Mkhalele played for South Africa national football team, earning 66 caps and scoring 8 goals in the process and was in part of the squad that travelled to France for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He was also part of the Bafana squad that lifted the 1996 African Cup of Nations. He made his debut on 26 November 1994 against Ghana when he was 25 years and 37 days old, he played his last international on 5 May 2001 against Zimbabwe when he was 31 years and 197 days. His international career lasted for 6 years and 160 days.Personal life
His brothers Sydney Mkhalele and Lazarus Mkhalele played in the NPSL. As of 2013 he resided in RoodepoortAfter retirement
Mkhalele got a job as a facilitator at KBC Health and Safety Company. He owned a furniture business, and acquired a teachers' diploma at the Soweto College He also became coach of the National under 20 coach football team.There are townships in South Africa that are named after him; one is Mkhelele in Evaton which is located in the south of Johannesburg.