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South Africans Pay Tribute to Bafana Bafana and Sundowns Defender Motjeka Madisha
Tributes have been pouring in from South Africans for football player, Motjeka Madisha, following his death in a reported car accident this past Saturday.
South Africans are mourning the death of 25-year-old soccer player Motjeka Madisha. Tributes and condolences have been pouring in on social media following the tragic death of the Mamelodi Sundowns defender in a car crash. According to EWN, Madisha was reportedly involved in a car crash with one other unnamed person on Saturday night. The South African football national team defender was reportedly coming from Mamelodi Sundowns' 50th anninversary celebration.
<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/south-african-artist-gee-six-five-dies/" target="_blank">Read: Beloved South African Artist Gee Six Five Has Died</a></em></strong></p><p>According to<strong><em> eNCA</em></strong>, first responders state that the driver might have <a href="https://www.enca.com/sport/details-madishas-fatal-car-crash-emerge" target="_blank">lost control of the car and hit a stationary object </a>causing the car to burst into flames. Details of the crash emerged on Sunday afternoon and according to <strong><em>TimesLIVE, </em></strong>Madisha succumbed to burn wounds on site of the crash. Both occupants where reportedly <a href="https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2020-12-13-more-details-of-sundowns-player-madishas-horrific-car-crash-emerge-as-grim-picture-is-painted/" target="_blank">burnt beyond recognition</a>. Madisha's death has devastated South Africans who flocked to social media to pass on their condolences. </p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>Madisha was reportedly returning from Mamelodi Sundowns anniversary celebrations and the <a href="https://www.enca.com/sport/details-madishas-fatal-car-crash-emerge" target="_blank">accident occurred not far from his Kempton Park home</a>. Bafana Bafana soccer player, <strong>Anele Ngcongca</strong>, also unfortunately died in a tragic car accident a few weeks ago and was <a href="https://www.enca.com/news/livestream-anele-ngcongca-laid-rest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">buried this past Thursday</a>. </p><p>Madisha's football career took off in 2014. He then went on to join Mamelodi Sundowns in 2016 and soon after, made it into South Africa's national football team, Bafana Bafana. He reportedly had eighty match appearances for Mamelodi Sundowns and had scored once for Bafana Bafana in his brief career.</p><p>Here are some of those tributes shared on social media for Madisha.</p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script></p><div id="ad1b9" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f961f44def27f7f3236aadc29b609133"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1338053897701773312" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">The Premier Soccer League is saddened by the tragic death of Motjeka Madisha- a humble and promising talent .
The… https://t.co/QXtBTBlXLV</div> — Official PSL (@Official PSL)<a href="https://twitter.com/OfficialPSL/statuses/1338053897701773312">1607851883.0</a></blockquote></div><div id="c967c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4a4544bc0cfca6819459f29062ef536d"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1338088401720012804" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Rest In Peace my boy.🕊🕊💔💔 😭 😭 😭 https://t.co/AHSO5xjuAD</div> — Pitso Mosimane (@Pitso Mosimane)<a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealPitso/statuses/1338088401720012804">1607860110.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><p><br></p><div id="e3e64" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9610438222dd482a342845801d5f7293"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1338000650429472771" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Bra Ace Motjeka Madisha
Young dedicated solid Mamelodi Sundowns center back, full of confidence, hard working, di… https://t.co/dMlsC0TapD</div> — #NativeOfBelaBela (@#NativeOfBelaBela)<a href="https://twitter.com/tsheko2020/statuses/1338000650429472771">1607839188.0</a></blockquote></div><p class="media-headline"><br></p><div id="101d6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6cf454d225ba027a03e01589634ccca8"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1338189921358581760" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Rest Well Motjeka Madisha, Ghanaian's and Africans are with you @BafanaBafana and @Masandawana Sundowns.
We are sho… https://t.co/bfkljqasHh</div> — Owusu Justice Boakye (@Owusu Justice Boakye)<a href="https://twitter.com/OwusuJusticeBo1/statuses/1338189921358581760">1607884314.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><p><br></p><div id="718cc" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f349e5f0581c660a2b863230389302f8"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1338000617109905409" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Our roads have robbed us of so much talent this year. Rest in Peace Motjeka Madisha. #RIPMadisha https://t.co/8iCBU5a1qT</div> — Moses (@Moses)<a href="https://twitter.com/Moses_Buju_M/statuses/1338000617109905409">1607839180.0</a></blockquote></div>
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