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Born in Alexandra, Johannesburg, Taunyane grew up playing football in the streets and then joined Rangers in the early 1950s, a club known for.

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Charity Cup is in my blood, says veteran official

One of the long-serving football administrators in the country, Leepile "LM" Taunyane, is still going strong.

Despite his age, 79-year-old Taunyane is still actively involved in soccer and his task is to see to it that everything is in place for the yearly Telkom Charity Cup.

Born in Alexandra township on December 14, 1928, Taunyane has achieved a lot in education and has been one of the most enterprising administrators in the game.

A teacher by profession, Taunyane was also the chairman of the former Transvaal United Teachers Association (Tuata) in the early 1970s.

Meshack Motloung (MM): Mr Taunyane, you are synonymous with the Telkom Charity Cup, how do you feel?

Leepile Taunyane (LT): Mish, I feel great, to be the chairman of the Telkom Charity Cup Trust to me is not just a job, but it is something close to my heart. But in reality I'm rendering services to the community.

MM: Whose idea was it to h

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Obituary: Leepile Taunyane - Educator and soccer executive

1928-2013

LEEPILE Taunyane, who has died at the age of 84, was a legendary football administrator, school principal and civic activist.

He played a leading role in the professionalisation of black soccer, which led to the formation of the National Premier Soccer League in 1971.

This was led somewhat dictatorially by George Thabe, who was criticised for imposing the government's race policies too dogmatically on the game. When members lost faith in his leadership they formed the avowedly anti-apartheid National Soccer League in the mid-1980s and asked Taunyane, vice president of the SA National Football Association from 1978 to 1985 and president of the Transvaal Football Association from 1974 to 1985, to manage it.

Rampant egos, conflicting agendas and corruption made it a challenging job.

Taunyane pulled it off to widespread acclaim, probably the only person in the local professional game at the time with the vision, wisdom, integrity and people skills to do so. He was chairman of the NSL from 1985 to 1993.

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Gauteng Premier saddened by passing of former educator, community builder and football administrator, Dr Leepile Taunyane

The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) has lauded the late educator, teacher unionist and football administrator, Dr Leepile Taunyane, for his immense contribution to the creation of a better Gauteng.

Taunyane, 85, passed away yesterday having been admitted to hospital over the weekend.

"Ntate Taunyane was not only a teacher to many; he was also a patriot and humble leader of the people. He lived in his beloved Alexandra all his life and remained committed to the upliftment of the area until his last breath," Gauteng Premier, Nomvula Mokonyane said.

Taunyane, who was the Life President of the Premier Soccer League (PSL), also wore many other caps in his long and fruitful careers in teaching and football.

"We honoured Ntate Taunyane with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Gauteng Sports Awards in 2012 as we recognised the critical role he played in building our communities through education and sport," Mokonyane said.

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