SAN FRANCISCO, December 13, (THEWILL) – South African Football star, Motjeka Madisha has died in a horrific car accident in the early hours of Sunday.
Madisha, aged 25, was involved in a car crash that burst into flames after it went out of control to hit an advertising board on a road east of the main city Johannesburg.
The Mamelodi Sundowns defender managed to crawl out of the burning wreckage before he died.
Another person in the vehicle also died, South African local media reported.
National coach Molefi Ntseki said he was “gutted” by the death of the footballer in a “horrific” accident.
“He was a rising star with the right attitude and his positive attitude among other players was always invaluable”, Ntseki said in a statement.
The South African Football Players Union (SAFPU) confirmed that the tragedy occurred near Johannesburg soon after a function to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his club, Mamelodi Sundowns.
Madisha, who previously played for Highlands Park, earned 13 caps for the South Africa national team between 2015 and 2020, scoring once.
“We are shocked and devastated,” the national team said on its Twitter page.
South African Football Association President, Danny Jordaan, sent “condolences to Sundowns, his family and the entire football family”.
This latest tragedy occurred just two weeks after Madisha’s former Sundowns team-mate, Anele Ngcongca, was killed in a car accident near Durban.
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