{"id":21237,"date":"2025-04-12T07:10:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T07:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=21237"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:23:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:23:14","slug":"kicking-it-with-academics-vaal-university-of-technology-soccer-player-graduate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/kicking-it-with-academics-vaal-university-of-technology-soccer-player-graduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Kicking it with academics vaal university of technology soccer player graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Soccer star LindoKuhle scores big, on &amp; off the field! From Metro Stars FC to VUT graduate, he proves dreams &amp; degrees can go hand in hand.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11 April 2025 | Story: Vince Twala | Photo: Naledi Nkosi.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 minute read time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LindoKuhle-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer star LindoKuhle scores big, on &amp; off the field! From Metro Stars FC to VUT graduate, he proves dreams &amp; degrees can go hand in hand.\" class=\"wp-image-21238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LindoKuhle-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LindoKuhle-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LindoKuhle-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LindoKuhle-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LindoKuhle-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LindoKuhle.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 8 April the Vaal University of Technology got a graduate that really explains the definition of dedication and hard work a soccer player under the faculty of management science made it to graduation regardless of all the distraction he got from playing soccer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A stand out soccer player has proven that success on the pitch does not have to come at the expense of academic achievements, with a strong work ethic and dedication to both his sport and studies, player LindoKuhle for Metro stars Fc &nbsp;from Vaal region , a sport management student for the past 3 years has proven that dreams do comes true ,he started his diploma having problems about funds but remained passionate about chasing his dreams while playing soccer \u201ceducation first because without education you won\u2019t go anywhere since they are lot of players out there \u201c he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His story showcase that with hard work and determination it is possible to excel in both sports and academics. 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