Itumeleng Khune: ‘I was crying in bed for two straight weeks’

While he was offered another role at the club, Khune wanted to continue playing.

Looking back on how his life has changed, Khune said in an interview with iDiski Times:

“I can’t control how I feel the next morning, I always wake up feeling different. The first couple of weeks after the meetings with the club, it wasn’t easy for me. I was crying in bed for two straight weeks. I wasn’t understanding what was happening. I was given respect, though, with a sit-down where the club explained their plan going forward, but I was not part of that as a footballer.”

Khune also expressed that he still hopes to keep playing, even though he is currently without a club.

“I didn’t believe it when I heard the news. I want to play longer, into my 40s, that’s why I’m still hopeful. But again, I can’t control my heart. Some days I feel like I could go back tomorrow and play, but then the next day I wake up with pains all over and think, ‘It’s fine, let’s leave it.’”

“The passion and love for the game is still there, I can still deliver when called upon. Look at Dennis Onyango, I’m younger than him and he’s still playing at Sundowns.”

“What’s nice about it is that the business is mine, and if I still want to get back on the field, I can make that call. We can bring in ambassadors who can do what I’m doing going forward, helping to grow the business.”

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