Goalie Tapuwa Kapini who plies his trade in South Africa has ventured into the vehicle repair business. Kapini co-owns a workshop that...
Goalie Tapuwa Kapini who plies his trade in South Africa
has ventured into the vehicle repair business.
Kapini co-owns a workshop that fixes gearboxes in Pomona,
Kempton Park. The Highlands Park skipper had no intention of getting into fixing
gearboxes until his own Ford Ranger ruptured a gearbox some years ago.
"My Ford Ranger had a had gearbox problem, when I took
it to a Ford dealership they quoted me R46000 to install a new one," he
recalled. "I could not afford that amount.
"I went to a friend of mine who had little knowledge
of fixing cars. We took the gearbox out, thoroughly cleaned and examined it and
put in some screws. That's how I got into this business. Today, we co-own Trec
Gearbox Specialist business, and it is registered."
The ex-Platinum Stars and AmaZulu keeper is planning to
enhance his mechanic expertise by obtaining an analogous certificate in the
near future.
"We have four employees. Most of the time I am in camp
with the team and that's when my partner Emmanuel steps up and does everything.
We fix approximately five cars a day, depending on the parts [available]. If
it's cars like Toyotas, it's easy," Kapini stated.
The Lions of the North captain arrived in SA in 2007. He's
fluent in Zulu and Setswana. The 34-year-old goalie is not planning to retire
any time soon. He spends his leisure time with his children.
COMMENTS