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Former Kaizer Chiefs star Khama Billiat names Amakhosi legend Tshepo Masilela as 'toughest' opponent he has faced - 'His positioning was just amazing'

The 2015-16 PSL Footballer of the Season is one the most skillful players to have ever played in SA but there was a man who gave him tough times. 

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  • Billiat names toughest opponent
  • Masilela retired from football
  • They both played for Chiefs
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    WHAT HAPPENED?

    Former Kaizer Chiefs star and current Yadah FC attacker Khama Billiat has revealed the toughest player he has ever faced in his career. 

    The Zimbabwean forward has faced some of the best defenders in the South African Premier Soccer League in the last few years, from Eric Mathoho, Tebogo Langerman, and Thabo Matlaba, just to mention a few.

    However, in his recent interview, Billiat namedropped former Chiefs left-back Tsepo Masilela as the man who gave him the hardest time on the pitch. 

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    WHAT WAS SAID

    "Truly, to be honest, it was Tsepo Masilela. I think so. He was playing for Chiefs. I would stress the day before. I don’t know why, for me. I was always struggling, playing against him," Billiat told iDiski Times.

    "Even until today, I always wanted to ask myself, ‘What was so difficult?’ Why? I don’t know if there’s a game or games whereby I would say I enjoyed, it was always difficult.

    "He was tough, and his positioning was just amazing. He was strong. I was always like sore. In the air, he was good. So for me, I would say he’s one of the players that comes to my head." 

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    THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Billiat used to be Masilela's opponent when he was still playing for Mamelodi Sundowns while the latter was plying his trade at Chiefs a few years ago.

    Masilela, a brother to Orlando Pirates captain Innocent Maela, played for the Soweto giants between 2012 and 2018. When Masilela left Amakhosi in 2018, the 34-year-old Billiat joined the team from the Brazilians. 

    The former South Africa international star was a rock-solid and talented defender for the national team and the Naturena-based giants during his playing times. 

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    WHAT NEXT?

    Billiat is now doing what he does better for Yadah FC in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League after leaving Chiefs at the end of last season. 

    The former Ajax Cape Town dribbling wizard is one of the top goal-scorers in the Zim PSL league this season so far. On the other hand, Masilela, 39, hung up his playing boots. 

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