HA-MASHAU – The coach of Mashau Hungry Lions Football Club, Mr Alfred Nengovhela is living in fear of his life after receiving a telephonic death threat.

Nengovhela told Mirror that he vividly remembers last Thursday morning at about 06:45, when he received a call from a man who identified himself as the uncle of one of his players. According to him, the man ordered him to give his nephew a free clearance letter, or else he would be killed.

Nengovhela stated that he told the man in very clear terms that his club was not prepared to release any player free of charge.

Nengovhela, who also serves as the team manager, revealed that he continued to request the caller to identify himself, which he vehemently refused. "All you should know, is that I am the player's uncle," said the caller.

When asked as to whether there was any club that has approached them for the services of the player, Nengovhela said that a number of local clubs have shown interest in him. According to him all the interested clubs were advised to come and negotiate with the management of Hungry Lions, saying "there is nothing for nothing".

"Experience has taught us that clubs do not want to buy players from the amateur division, they simply forget that we are developing players at our own expense," he said.

He further stated that two of his products, Nthambeleni Nthangeni and Rhulani Baloyi are trying their luck with Gauteng based Premier League clubs. When asked how he feels after receiving the threat, Nengovhela said that they were not prepared to release any player unconditionally despite the death threats. "After all this world is not my home," he said.

Mirror has in its possession the name of the person whom Nengovhela is convinced is the one who made the threatening call. The telephone number and the location for the public phone that was used are also known to Mirror.