Kaizer Chiefs legend and South African football icon Doctor Khumalo is mourning the passing of his mother, Mable Khumalo.
In a statement released by the league, chairman Dr. Irvin Khoza paid tribute to Khumalo's mom for the role she and the late Eliakim Pro Khumalo played in raising the man known to South African football fans as '16V'
Khumalo, a retired midfielder, was unearthed by Amakhosi in 1986 before making his debut for the club in 1987.
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Doctor took the Khumalo surname to greater heights when he turned professional although his father, Pro, had already made it popular among the Amakhosi faithful from when he joined them from Moroka Swallows in 1971.