Sibongiseni was born in rural KZN and has only ever really known
one sport – football. He spent the first years of his journalism career as a news reporter but has been a soccer journalist for the past 13 years, five and a half of which have been with The Citizen.
His passion for football saw him swap politics reporting for the beautiful game in 2007. He covers the Kaizer Chiefs beat for Phakaaathi, as well as the GladAfrica Championship.