After reaching some of his dreams, on Sunday, 30 July, seasoned professional goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune shared a heart-warming story of his humble beginnings on Instagram and had his followers thoroughly inspired.

North West-born soccer player Itumeleng Khune had his followers captivated with an inspirational story about reaching his dreams. On his feed, he posted a throwback picture from his childhood where he could be seen holding a photo of a soccer team. Beaming with pride for reaching some of his goals, Khune explained that when he was younger, he had “big dreams” and worked hard to reach his goals.

“It started with a dream, a young boy from Ventersdorp with big dreams. All it took was ambition and determination to [be] a now award-winning goalkeeper, playing for the national team and one of the biggest clubs in the country and Africa,” Khune said.

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Khune also shared pictures of himself as an adult. And, in the pictures, he could be seen holding several soccer trophies. He also showed off a picture of himself dressed in a graduation gown. The South African previously reported that in 2022, he graduated from the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) in Johannesburg age of 35.

The seasoned soccer player urged South Africans to stand behind Banyana Banyana soccer team. The local woman’s soccer team will be playing against Italy in their last Group G clash on Wednesday. And if they win the match and the result between Sweden and Argentina favours them as well, then they will make history for themselves by reaching the World Cup last 16 for the first time, IOL reported.