| Bennett Masinga | |
| Birth Date: | 1965 1, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Klerksdorp, South Africa |
| Death Place: | Stilfontein, South Africa |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1983–1987 |
| Clubs1: | Klerksdorp City |
| Years2: | 1987–1996 |
| Clubs2: | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Caps2: | 476 |
| Goals2: | 127 |
| Years3: | 1996–1999 |
| Clubs3: | Seven Stars |
| Years4: | 1999–2000 |
| Clubs4: | Santos Cape Town |
| Years5: | 2000–2003 |
| Clubs5: | →Hellenic FC (loan) |
| Years6: | 2002–2006 |
| Clubs6: | Bloemfontein Celtic |
| Nationalyears1: | 1992–1993 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Bennett Masinga (13 January 1965 – 14 November 2013) was a South African footballer who played as a striker.
He was the cousin of former footballer Phil Masinga.[2]
Masinga died on 14 November 2013 at the age of 48.[3]
He was on the score sheet with his cousin in one of Bafana Bafana's first international matches in a 2–2 draw against Cameroon on 11 July 1992. His fifth and last international match was against Mauritius on 10 April 1993.[4]
MTN described Masinga as one of the best near post goalscorers in SA football, a tiny man, quick as lightning and able to sniff out a goal in any situation.[5]
Masinga died at the age of 48 after a short illness. Condolences flooded in for the Masinga family. Former Mamelodi Sundowns teammate Zane Moosa took to Twitter to mourn with his tweet reading "Eish, what a sad way to start the weekend. The passing of Bennett "Loverboy" Masinga, what a player! Robala ka kgostso Bennito". Phil Masinga also said "I idolised him. Followed him around as a youngster. Carried his boots for him just to see him play. All I wanted was to be as good in football as he was. No doubt he was a better player than me."