Tributes To Bafana Bafana Captain Shot Dead In Girlfriend’s House

Days after the death of South Africa’s 800m Olympic silver medallist, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi in a car crash, the rainbow has lost yet another sportsman. This time, the senior football national team captain, Senzo Meyiwa

According to reports from South Africa Police Service, the Orlando Pirates goalkeeper was shut dead in the house where he stayed on Sunday, barely a day after he took part in the club’s 4-1 win over Ajax Cape Town in the Telkom cup

The goalkeeper was seen in happy gyration with South African Pop Star girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo, the mother of his child, earlier on Sunday.

Senzo was killed around 8pm after gunmen broke into the girlfriend’s house in Vosloorus Township near Johannesburg, where he stayed that night, while an accomplice waited outside, the national police force said

There are unconfirmed reports on the actual cause of accident that the 27 year-old was trying to protect girlfriend from being harmed and in the process jumped in line for a bullet that was meant for her

Following an altercation which led to the goalkeeper's death, the three assailants took to their heels after the shooting

Police confirmed that there were seven people in the house during the attack and have offered a reward of nearly ZAR150,000 (NGN 2.2M) for information leading to arrests of the assailants but were yet to ascertain the motive of the attack

His mother was said to have been rushed to the hospital on Monday due to a high blood pressure

His Premier Soccer Club, Orlando Pirates wrote through its chairman in a statement that it:

Meyiwa’s Bafana Bafana teammate, Dean Furman wrote:

South Africa’s senior women national team captain, Janine Van Wyk wrote:

Ghana international Kevin Prince Boateng wrote:

In a brief comment, Fikile Mbalula, South Africa’s sports minister said they would issue out a full statement after consulting with the bereaved family

The youth league of South Africa’s ruling party, Africa National Congress, ANC sent condolences to the families Mbulaeni Mulaudzi and 27 year-old Meyiwa who was supposed to mount the post against the Super Eagles of Nigeria on November 19 in Akwa Ibom

South African Rugby Union wrote on its twitter:

SAFA in a statement on Monday expressed 'shock' and 'anger' at the death of the goalkeeper