South Africa
football goalkeeper/captain, Senzo Meyiwa is dead! He was shot dead in
Johannesburg a few hours after playing a match, police have said in a
statement. Sources say he was killed when intruders entered his
girlfriend’s house in Vosloorus, a town 20 miles south of
Johannesburg. According to the South African Police Service, two men
entered the house, around 20:00 (18:00GMT), whilea third man remained outside.
All three fled after shots were fired, in what local media reports say was an
attempted burglary. The South African goalkeeper was reportedly shot in the
chest at his girlfriend’s house in Vosloorus.
‘We can confirm that
Bucs (Pirates) keeper Senzo Meyiwa has been shot and sadly declared dead on
arrival at hospital,’ the South African Police Service (SAPS) said on its
twitter feed.
His
club also said in a statement:
‘The
Orlando Pirates family has learned with sadness of the untimely death of our
number 1 keeper & captain Senzo Meyiwa. This is a sad loss to Senzo’s
family especially his children, to Orlando Pirates & the nation’, said
Chairman Dr Irvin Khoza.The club will hold a press conference this morning.
Senzo with his girlfriend below, hours
before he was shot.
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