Makabi Lilepo is one of the most talented football players at Kaizer Chiefs.

Age
Makabi Lilepo was born on the 27th of July 1997. As of 2025, the Kaizer Chiefs in-form striker is 27 years old but will be turning 28 in just few months to come.

Personal life

The 27-year-old has a beautiful daughter and also a girlfriend who he normally posts on social media.

Early Career

Lilepo came up from the youth ranks of AS Vita Club but never made it into the first team or saw any Linafoot playing time.

In late 2018 he was invited to trials at Zamalek SC of the Egyptian Premier League.

In January 2019, after a two-month wait for the paperwork to be finalized, he was loaned to Mbabane Swallows for the 2018–19 Eswatini Premier League season.

Halfway through the 2019–20 Linafoot season, Lilepo joined FC Renaissance du Congo.

He made an immediate impact scoring four goals in his first seven matches with the club.

By 2021 Lilepo had returned to AS Vita and appeared for the club in the 2020–21 CAF Champions League.

Kaizer Chiefs

On 27 January 2025, Lilepo joined Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

On 7 February , Lilepo scored his first goal for the soweto side in his second match against Stellenbosch.

International career
Lilepo made his senior international debut on 17 January 2021 in a 2020 African Nations Championship match against the Congo.

Thirteen days later he scored his first senior international goal against Cameroon in a quarter-final match of the same tournament.

Net Worth

Kaizer Chiefs or the player’s agent is yet to reveal the player’s net worth, however, his net worth is estimated to be around R2 Million as he has played even in Europe.