Orlando Pirates goal keeper Senzo Meyiwa has been reportedly shot dead in South Africa.
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.
So sad.
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