Mon biography
Date of birth : 1980-05-19
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Cape Town, South Africa
Nationality : South-African
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-06-11
Credited as : Soccer goalkeeper South-Africa, Orlando Pirates, FIFA World Cup
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He began his career with Cape Town Spurs at the age of 17 in 1997 and played for its successor Ajax Cape Town for seven years. In 2006 he moved to Gauteng where he played for Bidvest Wits for two years before moving to Orlando Pirates for a record-breaking fee.
This competent goalkeeping understudy is a vociferous organiser of his rearguard, extremely agile and most comfortable with the ball at his feet, sweeping up well behind a high defensive line.
He was South Africa's starter in goal at the 2008 African Nations Cup, stepping in for the injured Rowen Fernandez, and he needs to be on his guard this summer in case he is required to step into the breach again if ill-fortune or injury befalls first choice stopper, Itumeleng Khune.
Josephs started his career at the age of just 17 with hometown club Cape Town Spurs before going on to feature for Ajax Cape Town, Wits University and now Orlando Pirates in greater Johannesburg. He is a devout Muslim and goes by the nickname of 'Slim Kat'. "How can we not be inspired this summer?" Josephs asks. "This is the moment all Africans have waited for."
