Mathoho, a mannequin wearing jersey number 3.

Kaizer Chiefs once signed a mannequin, and he was handed jersey number 3. Legendary stuff!

• 11 seasons

• 267 appearances

• 22 goals

• 34 Bafana Bafana caps

• CAF Champions League medal

Eric Mathoho achieved a lot with Kaizer Chiefs, and earned the respect and appreciation for fans, teammates, and Kaizer Chiefs management.

A true professional in his mannerism, one can only hope we haven't seen the last of the man popularly know as Tower.

But above it all, I don't think we have ever had a new signing introduced in mannequin form besides Tower, or have we?

If not, Tower holds the funniest of records.

"Who can forget the dramatic moment in July 2012 when we unvelived our new players, including Morgan Gould, Kgotso Moleko and Siboniso Gaxa, but we were only able to unveil a mannequin wearing jersey #3, as we were trying hard to bring the player to Naturena," said Kaizer Chiefs Marketing Director, Jessica Motaung as quoted by kaizerchiefs.com.

"We knew he was our player but needed to finalise some paper work, as there was interest from other teams."

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Being appreciated, called a legend, and told you are always welcome at Naturena, by none other than Dr Kaizer Motaung, is a blessing on its own, and Mathoho is a blessed man.

"We are happy that the man from Tshiombo in Limpopo realised his dream of donning the Gold & Black jersey of the team he supported from childhood. It’s not everyone who realises this dream," said Kaizer Chiefs Chairman, Dr Kaizer Motaung.

"Erick now joins our long list of Kaizer Chiefs legends who served the Club and its supporters with aplomb over the last 53 years and he will always be welcomed at the Kaizer Chiefs Village."

But....

A bit more could have been done by Kaizer Chiefs to show their appreciation to a player who served the club with distinction for 11 seasons.

Maybe a farewell match or something along those lines. Somehow, I believe that Mathoho deserved better.