“We can all have fun, but in a responsible manner,” Reyaad Pieterse asks of the Amakhosi faithful and South Africans in general ahead of the New Year festivities. “Drive safe. And when people want to drink, please do this at home or, when visiting friends or going out don’t drive thereafter.”

“We all want to arrive home safely,” adds the Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper, “so let’s drive with respect for our fellow South Africans. Don’t drink and drive.”

About 2016, Pieterse comments: “We want to achieve even bigger things in 2016. We can’t do this as individuals, we have to do this as a collective, as the Kaizer Chiefs Family, which includes are supporters. We are Driven to Excel.”