Ryder Mofokeng

Johannes "Ryder" Mofokeng was a South African football (soccer) defender who played for amateur club White City Lucky Brothers and Kaizer Chiefs.

Career

Youth career

At White City Lucky Brothers, he was a teammate of Webster Lichaba before he was invited to play for the Chiefs reserves in 1972.

Kaizer Chiefs

During the "Golden Era" he was assigned as captain by Eddie Lewis when he was 23. He was captain for 11 years and won 4 National [Professional Soccer League (South Africa)|NPSL] titles and a List of [association football teams to have won four or more trophies in one season|quadruple] in 1981 with Jingles Pereira, Marks Maponyane, Abednigo Ngcobo, Nelson Dladla and Vusi Lamola and more. He scored one goal in his whole career.

After retirement

He was the Kaizer Chiefs manager with Nelson Dladla in 1993. After coaching he became the goalkeeper coach at the Chiefs youth academy. He died on January 2, 2021.