Tonic Chabalala

{{short description|South African soccer player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}

{{Use South African English|date=February 2019}}

{{BLP sources|date=December 2008}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tonic Chabalala

| image =

| fullname = Tonic Risimati Chabalala

| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|04|25}}

| birth_place = Giyani, South Africa

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = –2004

| years2 = 2004–2008

| clubs1 = Dynamos

| clubs2 = Orlando Pirates

| caps1 = 110

| caps2 = 155

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

}}

Tonic Chabalala (born 25 April 1979 in Giyani) is a South African football (soccer) defender formerly for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League.

He captained the Orlando Pirates side which reached the semi-finals of the 2006 CAF Champions League.{{cite news|work=Pretoria News|author=Matshe, Nkareng|title=SA Soccer: Just the Tonic that Bucs need|url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=2822&art_id=vn20061011070554222C306348&set_id=|date=2006-10-11}}

He is the cousin of fellow footballer Justice Chabalala.{{Cite web |date=1 April 2020 |title=TONIC IS MY COUSIN |url=https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/kick-off/20200401/282183653132966 |access-date=9 October 2020 |website=Kick Off |via=pressreader.com}}