Pollen Ndlanya

Pollen Ndlanya is a retired South African footballer who played as a striker.
He played for Kaizer Chiefs, Manning Rangers, Bursaspor, Göztepe, Amazulu and Orlando Pirates.
He also played for South [Africa national football team] at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Career

After training with Chiefs for two hours, Jeff Butler recommended that Ndlanya should be signed. He was spotted by Ryder Mofokeng at the Toyota U21 Championship in the Daveyton Highlanders vs Kaizer Chiefs match in 1991. He scored a header on debut against Pretoria Callies. His second spell at Chiefs after Manning Rangers proved to be more productive where he scored nine goals in two games, five against Manning Rangers and four against Total Aces.

He had had difficulty coping in Turkey he couldn't communicate with teammates but only his coach and South African teammate, Gordon Mill and Fani Madida.

He is a head coach in the Vodacom League and owns a furniture business in Daveyton, Ideal Method Furnishers. He also hosts the Pollen Festive Games annually.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1		King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia		3–3	3–4	1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
2		Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana		1–0	2–1	1999 COSAFA Cup
3		Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia		1–0	1–1	1999 COSAFA Cup
4		Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa		1–0	1–0	Friendly
5		Estádio do Maxaquene, Maputo, Mozambique		1–0	3–0	2001 COSAFA Cup