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Khune: I wanna play until I’m 50

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Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune says the sensational career of Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El Hadary has inspired him to play until he is 50.

El-Hadary called time on his professional football career on Thursday following a successful 27-year career playing for Damietta, Al Ahly, Sion, Ismaily, Zamalek, Al Merreikh, Al Ittihad Alexandria, Wadi Degla, Ismaily, Wadi Degla, Al-Taawou, Ismaily and Nogoom.

Following his retirement at the age of 47, the Egyptian has made 446 appearances across all competitions while keeping 227 clean sheets on a club level and has managed to rack up a total of 159 international caps, while keeping 62 clean sheets in the process.

However, Khune has since revealed that he would like to beat El-Hadary’s record and play until he turns 50 while also paying tribute to the legendary Egyptian goalkeeper.

‘Retiring at the age of 47. You are a living legend that shows that age is just a number,’ wrote Khune on his Twitter account.

‘You ran a great race El-Hadary, you inspired a lot of goalkeepers to continue playing at the highest level. Happy retirement. I wanna play until I’m 50.’