10 Things you don’t know about Andile Jali

January 10, 2018

1. Full name Andile Ernest Jali

2. Born 10 April 1990 in Matatiele, Eastern Cape

3. Andile Jali is also known as Mxhosa

4. Andile Jali has been the subject of favourable comparisons to Benedict Vilakazi – who wore the number 15 jersey before Jali.

5. Andile Jali has established himself as one of the most important players in the Orlando Pirates squad

6. Andile Jali was part of the Orlando Pirates squad that made history in South African football by winning three trophies in one season under Dutch coach Ruud Krol

7. Andile Jali was a member of the South African squad at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt

8. Andile Jali was named in the preliminary 30-man South African squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup but missed out on the 23-man squad because of a mild heart condition which ruled him out of the competition

9. In 2009 Andile Jali was a Telkom Charity Cup winner

10. Andile Jali was touted as a future captain of the South African national team (Bafana Bafana)