Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala was greeted with a standing ovation after making his debut as a second-half substitute for Turkish side Erzurumspor.

After shocking everyone in the South African football fraternity by securing a move abroad at age 33, Shabba came on as a 76th-minute sub to make his first appearance for the club in a 1-0 home defeat against Emmanuel Adebayor’s Istanbul Basaksehir.

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They lost by a goal to nil vs Emmanuel Adebayor’s Istanbul Başakşehir….. but the biggest roar was reserved for 2nd half sub @siphiweshabba🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/UJVaYMqSqX

— robertmarawa (@robertmarawa) September 2, 2018

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The result sees Erzurumspor languish at the bottom of the table with one point from their four games.

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