Teko Modise confirms new venture

Former Bafana Bafana international Teko Modise has exclusively revealed to SABC Sport that he will become a player agent. 

Modise, who won Premier Soccer League Footballer of the Year twice in 2008 and 2009 while at Orlando Pirates, says his next chapter doesn™t only involve soccer stars but other talents in the music, sports and entertainment industry as well.

Currently a Mamelodi Sundowns ambassador and TV pundit, the 39-year-old ex-midfield kingpin has called the agency The Prestigious Group. 

"What I'm going into is a management agency. I think there's a huge demand in the industry, where there will always be new talent somewhere," Modise said.

"With so much talent in the country, the biggest mistake agencies end up making is having too many clients and you end up being too many people within your agency, then they are unhappy because maybe they don't get enough attention.

"And looking at how things are, there's a lot of talent coming up and I've always been interested in talent management. So, that's my new journey. My agency is The Prestigious Group. It's been created for so long - over two years now, and I think maybe at first I was in doubt as to, is this really what I want to do?

"It was probably because I was overwhelmed by people that wanted to join at the time because then I was only pitching an idea.  Right now, I feel confident and strong about it, and I think that's the passion - I want to see people, not just talent but people behind the talent, just succeed."

By Mazola Molefe