Cape Town - Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates
captain Senzo Meyiwa has died after being shot.
Details are vague at present, but it has been
confirmed that Meyiwa died from a gunshot
wound.
According to unconfirmed reports, Meyiwa was
at his girlfriend's home in Vosloorus when a man
demanded his cellphone and opened fire. Meyiwa
was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.
Meyiwa was in action on Saturday night when he
helped the Buccaneers defeat Ajax Cape Town
4-1 at the Orlando Stadium in their Telkom
Knockout quarter-final.
He had been a star for Bafana Bafana in recent
months, and in the four AFCON qualifiers played
to date he was yet to concede a goal, and
captained the team in the absence of regular
'keeper and skipper, Itumeleng Khune.
“We have to brake (sic) normal protocol. We
can confirm that Bucs keeper Senzo Meyiwa
has been shot and sadly declared dead on
arrival at hospital,” said the SA Police
Services official Twitter feed.
There were 7 people inside the house. Two
suspects went into the house, one remained
outside. The 3 fled on foot after the
shooting
The incident happened at around 20h00,
Zamo Section in Vosloorus. Reward of up to
R150 000 is on offer 4 any info that can lead
to arrest, the SA Police Services confirmed.
Sport24 sends its condolences to the friends and
family and supporters of Meyiwa and Orlando
Pirates.
It was the second death of a South African
sportsman in a matter of days, after former 800m
Olympic silver medallist Mbulaeni Mulaudzi was
killed in a car crash on Friday.
Meyiwa's national team-mates Dean Furman and
Andile Jali were quick to tweet their
condolences.

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