Sizwe Motaung Explained

Sizwe Motaung
Fullname:Sizwe Wesley Motaung
Birth Date:7 January 1970
Birth Place:Newcastle, South Africa
Death Place:Newcastle, South Africa
Height:[1]
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Chippa's Dynamos
Youthclubs2:Durban Leeds United
Years1:1991–1993
Years2:1994–1996
Years3:1996–1997
Years4:1997–1998
Years5:1998–2000
Years6:2000–2001
Clubs6:Orlando Pirates
Caps3:15
Caps4:13
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:1992–1997
Nationalteam1:South Africa
Nationalcaps1:49
Nationalgoals1:0

Sizwe Motaung (7 January 1970 – 16 August 2001) was a South African football player who played for Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns, St. Gallen, CD Tenerife, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, as well at international level for the national side. He was part of the squad that won the 1996 African Cup of Nations.

He died of an AIDS-related disease at his home in Newcastle on 16 August 2001, at the age of 31.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Panini sticker album world cup 1998.
  2. Web site: Citypress Sunday 19 August 2001 p. 1 . 2012-12-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140107191659/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/citypress/2001/08/19/1/3.html . 2014-01-07 .
  3. Web site: Bafana's Motaung dies. 2008-10-12. 2001-08-16. BBC.