He's had his eye firmly on balls from a young age - not very long ago.
"Ï grew up munching mince samoosas and drinking copious amounts of tea watching nailbiting Manchester United matches at home. Öff course I spent more time biting my nails when their ball missed its mark,"said soccer supremo journalist Mervyn Naidoo.
A man of great modesty, Mervyn's also had "ä long standing history with football".
"Having played various codes from an early age and later moved into senior administrative positions, I must say I'm crazy 'bout dem balls," said Mervyn.
And it got him far. Tickets to all the FIFA World Cup 2010 games in Durban. (Bloody showoff!)
He justifies: "Notably I was the Vice President of the Safa Chatsworth Football Association until 2008. And I've also been writing quite a bit on football. So I guess I was a natural choice to be chosen as soccer scribe for SAFA." (Ja, he deserves a medal).
The man of the moment is hot on the heels of global footballers.
What with been given FIFA accreditation to cover their beautiful game in South Africa. (While we'll have to make do with a billion of fellow plebs across the globe and watch it on the idiot box!)
The intrepid soccer writer is relentless in his pursuit of that ultimate story.
And he has pages to prove it. Many.
He writes for Sunday Tribune in KwaZulu Natal, POST and a soccer rag.
"A lot of my energy goes towards covering Premier Soccer League (PSL) activities as well as Bafana Bafana's fortunes."
(Bastard gets to watch the games for free).
Much of this modest showoff's work is published in SA's largest football read - Kickoff Magazine and its popular website.
"I also do similar work for Soccer Laduma and it website. Soccer Laduma is the largest football publication in Africa. Often, Ï provide breaking match reports to the South African Press Agency (SAPA) on all PSL matches played in KZN."
(OK you got the tickets! You made your point).
"As a result of my extensive PSL coverage, I was one of fifteen football journalists from around the country chosen by ABSA (sponsors of the PSL) to adjudicate this season's 'Player and Coach' of the year awards," he droned on.
"Sapa have enlisted me as their correspondent for all FIFA World Cup matches to be staged in Durban. I have a long standing history with sport, having played various codes from an early age and later moved into senior administrative positions. Notably I was the Vice President of the Safa Chatsworth Football Association until 2008," he repeats himself.
*** Seriously though, the entire team (of one man and an email address for now) at Golden City Voice wishes Mervyn Naidoo well over the FIFA World Cup 2010. We know it's gonna be hard work, frigging hard work, keeping track of all those calories he'll pick up at the buffet at the Presidential Suite at Moses Mahbida Stadium. Good luck!!
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