Gora Ebrahim was a rising star in the South African football landscape. He played out of his skin to be justifiably voted JPS Player of the Series in 1991, a performance that earned him a move away from Dynamos to Orlando Pirates. He was even selected for the national team. But somehow things started going pear-shaped. In this frank interview with Soccer Laduma’s Thomas Kwenaite, he reveals that he was not supposed to have joined the Buccaneers and should have instead gone to their bitter rivals, Kaizer Chiefs. Ebrahim also opens up on the incredible meltdown that eventually led to him giving his then Rabali Blackpool coach Walter Rautmann a flying kick in the ribs, why he titled his recently launched memoir No Regrets, and much more.
Thomas Kwenaite: Congratulations on your book launch. How long did it take to complete it?
Gora Ebrahim: Thank you. I began writing the book just before the very first lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It took me about two-and-a-half years to be fully satisfied with the end result.
