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    November 06 2009 at 10:15AM Get IOL on your
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By Mzwakhe Ngwenya
In Thessalonica, Greece

Bryce Moon is looking calm and content. And for a man whose career faces potential turmoil, one wonders if Moon's outward appearance is a true reflection of his real feelings.

After all, this is a man who is on a R3 000 bail for a culpable homicide charge; a man who lost his place in the Bafana Bafana starting line-up, and a man who has been put out on loan by his Greek club, Panathinaikos.

Such a sad turn of events in his early, yet promising career overseas warrants some visible concern from the right fullback of PAOK, where he is on loan. But Moon is far from worried.
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'I do not get distracted easily'

Ordinarily, any player under these circumstances would be barred from speaking to the fourth estate.

"Hola, my bra," he says with smile as we shake hands soon after his arrival at TGI Fridays restaurant in Thessalonica a week ago today.

"My bra, I am a strong person and I do not get distracted easily. I am under immense pressure yes, but I'm not one to give up or be depressed by things that happen in life," Moon says profoundly.

He had a frustrating Confederations Cup, which saw him play second fiddle to Siboniso Gaxa in Bafana's run in the tournament three months ago. At the end of the tournament though, something tragic happened. Moon, driving from a party, knocked down a pedestrian - who died later in hospital - in Sandton.

He maintains he was not drunk and is scheduled to appear in court this month. But soon after his arrival in Greece at the start of the current campaign, the former Ajax Cape Town winger was loaned out to Thessalonica-based PAOK.
'the club was very supportive after learning about the accident'

So far, Moon has been restricted to substitute appearances both in the league and cup games. His loan move provoked suggestions that his club was giving up on him because they feared he might end up being imprisoned back home in South Africa.


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