Music Legend PJ Powers Plays Soccer With Township Boys in Vilakazi Street in Soweto, SA Amused: “Our Thandeka”

Music Legend PJ Powers Plays Soccer With Township Boys in Vilakazi Street in Soweto, SA Amused: “Our Thandeka”

  • PJ Powers showed off her youthful spirit and played soccer with young boys old enough to be her grandchildren
  • The legendary musician had spectators and TikTok users amused with her attempt to keep up with the teenagers
  • The lovely video of her Soweto soccer debut had netizens thinking she might have missed her calling

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PJ Powers playing soccer in Soweto
PJ Powers playing soccer with school boys in Vilakazi Street in Soweto. Image: @thepjpowers/TikTok
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PJ Powers shared a video of her day out, having fun in Soweto playing soccer with local boys. The star pulled a crowd on the world-famous Vilakazi Street, known for having two Nobel Laureates (Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu) as its residents.

The TikTok video touched many hearts online, seeing the legendary 62-year-old still active and full of life.

People kept referring to her in the comments by her honourary name Thandeka given to her by South Africans in 1993 following the success of her song Jabulani.

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Powers joked with the boys suggesting they go easy on her because she's old as she tried to tackle the ball from the dribblers.

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Watch the full TikTok video below:

Read some of Mzansi's comments from the video:

@thakanetm63 said:

"Our Thandeka."

@user2589724169092 posted:

"Siyabulela Madiba."
@mcrae029 wrote:
"Guys be careful with our legend! "

@swazzington commented:

"This is without a doubt the most random video I’ve seen all day."

@jabulanitshabala4 wrote:

"The cap boy was awesome by passing the ball to Sis Thandeka."

@teodorocortrelli added:

"Whooa! Thandeka still got it!! YASSS QUEEN!❤

@songezomcapukisi mentioned:

"Aunt PJ Powers is our legend you all. I have gallons of love for the queen."

@tubzinitears shared:

"Ama2000 not knowing that they're with the legendary woman who has powers. ."

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In related stories, Briefly News reported that Cassper Nyovest is a beloved South African rapper, and he got excited when South African music icon PJ Powers mentioned him. During a podcast interview, PJ Powers shared some wise words for Cassper Nyovest.

PJ Powers gave South Africa a classic feel-good hit Jabulani. PJ Powers was recently on Power FM with Faith on Who's for Lunch, and she shared some thoughts on rapper Cassper Nyovest.

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Hilary Sekgota (Deputy Human Interest HOD) Hilary Sekgota is the Head of Desk for Evening and Weekend content at Briefly News. She completed a BA in Communication Science from Unisa in 2018 and a Diploma in Journalism from Varsity College in 2010. She also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Hilary joined the Briefly News team in 2022 and started her journalism career at Tshwane Sun. She has 12 years of experience covering current affairs and human interest topics. Email: hilary.sekgota@briefly.co.za