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Parents paid around R3,500 a month for their sons to attend a so-called soccer academy where they were packed on top of each other and survived on four slices of bread and two litres of Coke daily. They were promised they’d be trained to play for teams such as Kaiser Chiefs and Pirates.Image: 123RF/Stephen Scott

40 boys, youngest only 10, rescued from fake soccer academy in Jo’burg

Dozens of boys living in dire conditions have been rescued from a “church” in Johannesburg after being recruited by a “coach” who told their parents they were attending a soccer academy. The recruiter, who charged up to R3,500 a month for…

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