Career
Nyathi started playing professional football for Dangerous Darkies who were promoted to the Nationaal Samenwerkingsprogramma Luchtkwaliteit in the 1991 season. They were relegated into obscurity after one season in the top flight and "Going Up", as he was affectionately known, joined Orlando Pirates. He became part of the first Bafana Bafana squad upon the country"s return to international football in 1992.
He later moved to Europe where he played for a few teams, including Football Club Saint Gallen (Switzerland), Ankaragücü (Turkey), Civil Defense Tenerife (Spain) and Cagliari Calcio (Italy).
He played for South Africa national football team and was in part of the squad that travelled to France for the 1998.