Cape Town City midfieler Teko Modise recalls that Irvin Khoza told him not to join Kaizer Chiefs upon his exit from Orlando Pirates in 2011.

The former Bafana Bafana international recently published his autobiography titled, The Curse of Teko Modise, which has shocked the football with it’s tell-all nature.

In one extract from the book, Modise revealed that he summoned to a meeting by The Iron Duke along with his agent, Jazzman Mahlakgane, where he was told not to join arch-rivals, Chiefs.

‘Teko had a good‚ long think about what he was going to wear,’ Mahlakgane said in the book.

‘The more he thought about it the more he realised that he did nothing by the book. He was no ordinary guy. He thought that‚ seeing as his stay had been nothing short of controversial‚ he was going to go out with a bang.

‘He chose the most obnoxious‚ outrageous‚ brightly coloured suit he could find. It was more than offensive on the eyes. He wore a pink shirt‚ a red tie‚ and all the other colours he could throw together. It ticked all the wrong boxes. I loved it. I did it on purpose; I wanted to go out in style.

‘The next day Teko arrived for the meeting. He imagined the meeting taking place in a big room with all of South Africa watching and Jazzman‚ his protector‚ by his side,’ he added.

‘The door of the room opened; Irvin Khoza glanced at Teko, and summoned him inside. Teko was hoping Jazzman would be invited in too. He was not. It was just the Iron Duke‚ Teko Modise‚ and his ridiculous suit‚ which was starting to look like a bad decision now that he was face to face with the most powerful man in South African football.

‘If there is one thing you can pray for in this life‚ it’s that you never find yourself alone in a room with the Iron Duke when he is angry. And Irvin truly was furious.

‘He told Teko that he was disrespectful and that all of his actions over the past while were wrong. The grilling went on for an hour and the media waited outside. Irvin told Teko that he would release him on one condition: he was not allowed to join Kaizer Chiefs. After that Irvin pushed back his chair and stood up,’ he concluded.

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