Growing up without a father motivated Maku to chase his dreams

Amajita star hopes to get a chance to ply his trade in Europe

- By Siyasanga Monoalibe

South Africa is known for many things, and one of them is having one of the highest rates of father absence in the world. Sadly, Lazola Maku, a SA U20 national team player and Afcon champion, happens to be one of those children and is part of that statistic.

However, as sad as it may be, Maku did not allow the void left by his absent father to get in the way of his success as he has etched his name in the history books of SA football with Amajita, and boasts a U20 African Cup of Nations gold medal.

The 18-year-old was born in Westlake, Cape Town, but a place he calls home is a small town called Qumbu, situated in the OR Tambo District Municipality in Eastern Cape.