Phil Masinga

Philemon " Phil" Masinga ( born June 28, 1969 in Klerksdorp ) is a former South African football player.

Career

Masinga began his career at Jomo Cosmos (1990-1991). He played in the South African Major League for the Mamelodi Sundowns (1991-1994), before he moved to Leeds United (32 games, 5 goals) to England. After a short, little successful trip to Switzerland for FC St. Gallen ( 10 games, no goals ) Masinga hired in Italy Salernitana Calcio before between 1997 and 2001 for AS Bari in 75 games 24 times met. He then opened his career at Al- Wahda finish.

1996 Masinga was in the team Bafana Bafana as this won the final of the African Cup of Nations and, as the South African team in the African Cup of Nations in 1988 after Egypt was second. " Chippa ", as he is affectionately known, is the goal scored in the game of 1997 against the Congo, which should prove to be crucial, because it brought Bafana Bafana for the Football World Cup 1998 in France.

Masinga represented South Africa 58 times in international matches and scored 19 goals. In 2003 he was nominated as one of the ambassadors for the South African World Cup bid in 2010. South African fans are loyal Masinga and he has a considerable following, as it is widely known as one of South Africa's best striker of all time.