Full name | Siyabonga Praisegod Masuku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paulpietersburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Piet Retief High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Siya may refer to. It is also encountered as a short form of Siyamthanda, Siyabonga, Siyabulela: