South African football teams to honour player who died in car crash
London, April 1, 2019 (AltAfrica)-South African professional football league,
the Premier Soccer League (PSL) has ordered all teams to observe a seven day one minute a silence in honour of Sinethemba Jantjie, a professional footballer who died on Monday morning in a car accident in Bethlehem.
Confirming the incident, his club, Free State Stars, said it plans to meet with Jantjie’s family after which they will give details of the funeral and memorial arrangements
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Free State Stars midfielder Sinethemba Jantjie.
He was only 30 years old.
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A number of clubs in the country’s top flight football league sent their condolences following the death of the midfielder
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) confirmed that it will observe a moment of silence for late Jantjie.
“The moment of silence will apply at all Absa Premiership, National First Division and MultiChoice Diski Shield fixtures from today (Monday, 01 April 2019) until Sunday, 07 April 2019,” the PSL said in a statement.
Jantjie had signed a pre-contract for next season with 2016/17 PSL champions Bidvest Wits and was due to link up with the team at the end of his current contract. Cgtn
