Irvin Khoza is a name that will always come up whenever South African football is being discussed.
Orlando Pirates is one of the clubs that has transformed because of his effort and attitude towards the game.
How about taking a trip to the soccer boss' life?
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He ventured into the world of sports in 1980, and a year later, he had to leave.
A decade later, he showed up and savaged a club that was at the verge of being bankrupt.
He had not envisioned himself becoming a voice of change in the team until a couple of years later.
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The club got back in shape and is currently grooming players who perform excellently in the international teams.
You might be interested in knowing the magical spell that the latter used.
Another will refer to him as Iron Duke, as he is popularly known.
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These are some of the hundreds of descriptions that relate to Irvin.
His biography will feed you with more details about him.
Dr Khoza was born on 27th January 1948.
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As of date, he is seventy-one years old even though, he would pass for a fifty-year-old.
The latter is married to Matina Khoza.
The two are parents to four children although one of their daughters passed on.
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The relationship gave rise to Zuma’s twentieth baby whom they named Thandekile Matina Zuma.
His other daughter, Zodwa Khoza, passed on in 2006 at Louis Pasteur hospital that is in Pretoria.
Irvin Khoza sons are Mpumi Khoza and Nkosana Khoza.
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He then proceeded to Orlando High school in Soweto.
He was appointed as the secretary of Orlando Pirates.
It was alleged that his uncle had served the same position in the team a couple of years back.
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This time around, he came back to take charge of the club as it was bankrupt.
He has also served as the vice-president of the South African Football Association (Safa).
He also served as the chairperson of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM bid team.
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A couple of years ago, the South African Revenue Services investigated the property that he owned.
The reports from SARS allured that he had accumulated R65 million illegally.
According to the allegations, he was reported to have been involved in a contravention of tax regulations.
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He is also alleged to have owned five other properties in the northern parts of Johannesburg.
Besides the expensive house, the latter also drives some of the most expensive rides.
One of the cars that he owns is a Porsche Cayenne GTS whose estimated worth is R1 million.
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The SARS also investigated a chain store as well as a garage believed to be his.
She graduated from Meru University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering in 2019.
In 2023, Priscillah finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques.
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She has been writing articles on Briefly.co.za since 2019.
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