Madida's Foundation uplifting communities through sport and education

Some of these beneficiaries are currently playing for the University of Pretoria’s Varsity football team, or studying at Tuks, including SA U20 women’s junior international Sinamile Mkhwanazi.

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Tuks pays for their registration, groceries, soccer boots, and other necessities at the Varsity.

Madida says their main target is to uplift communities through sport.

 ''Our logo and what defines us - we basically uplift communities through sport. We want to take things that make an athlete to be good and implement them in their lives,'' said Madida.

With AmaTuks currently vying for promotion to the Premier Division and also the ladies team currently second in the Hollywoodbets Super League, having won their last seven matches, some of the beneficiaries of the Didiza34 Foundation are doing very well. Madida, is proud to be making a positive contribution.

''And that's the work that is done by the PSL at large, because they give a platform to these young players to go out there and play,'' he added.

The Didiza Foundation recently held its second auction where some football memorabilia were auctioned and the proceeds will go towards helping out needy students. Madida says he’s happy to see student-athletes who were doing well through his foundation.

 Madida, the first South African footballer to play in Turkey after the country’s return to international football in 1991, has also touched on the state of football from his area of Newcastle. Bafana Bafana legends like the late Sizwe Motaung, Helman Mkhalele, Paul Evans, and Siyabonga Nkosi came from this area. Today, the only prominent player from this area is Siyethemba Sithebe of Kaizer Chiefs, according to Madida there’s something that’s not being followed properly like before to produce players of high quality.