“Morgan was one of the founder members of the club,” Chairman Kaizer Motaung remembers the late Morgan Nkosi, who passed away on Saturday, 20 August. “He was there when we started Kaizer Chiefs and he became very active in the supporters club.”

“He was in the committee of the supporters club and took over as chairman when the then chairman Ephraim Ndlovu relocated to Durban,” continues Motaung. “Morgan became chairman of the Soweto branch for a number of years until he decided to concentrate on his business. He was dedicated to the club and an organised man indeed. He actually did a lot to organise, even getting the ladies club together.”

“He remained in the background after his active times,” says Motaung. “However, he was always around when it comes to the club’s numerous events. He was always pushing discipline in the supporters club. He insisted, for example, that members of the supporters club should wear a uniform, especially the executive.”

The late Nkosi also contributed to the growth of the club through his security company that supplied services at the Chiefs Village.

“As time went on Morgan was no longer the same person,” recounts Motaung, “and he no longer attended our events. He was probably engaged in business and with age creeping, he couldn’t be as active as he was before.”

“The family must not despair,” Motaung stresses. “I wish that they find solace from the good memories they shared with Morgan. When God takes something, He gives something back. We will remember him as one of the pillars that started the club because we needed support at the time. He was on the ground with the late China Ngema and others to get supporters behind us. He made sure there is something to look back on.”

“While I was head of security, I worked with the late Morgan for many years,” reflects former Chiefs head of security, Thami Nyaluza. “He owned his private company and provided his services to the club. I learnt a lot from him. We started together as the committee members of the supporters club when the club was founded. I wish to express my sympathies to the family for their loss.”

“He was one of the first individuals who recruited youth to the supporters club,” remembers former Chiefs PRO Louis Tshakoane. “As early as 1969 he already started organising supporters for the club. He was an ex-boxer and he loved music as well. He contributed a lot to social development. I was the supporters’ club member number 27 and each membership was signed by him. He was a pillar of strength to the club. Please send my condolences to his family and may the peace of the Lord engulf them during this time.”

The Chairman on behalf of Kaizer Chiefs in its entirety expressed his deepest heartfelt condolences to the Nkosi family.

The late Nkosi will be laid to rest on Saturday, 27 August, at Avalon Cemetrey. The funeral service is scheduled to take place at St James Anglican Church in Diepkloof Zone 3, in Soweto.