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Motjeka Madisha

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Motjeka Madisha
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-12)12 January 1995
Date of death 12 December 2020(2020-12-12) (aged 25)
Place of death Kempton Park, South Africa
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 M Tigers
2015–2016 Highlands Park 2 (0)
2016–2020 Mamelodi Sundowns 80 (3)
Total 82 (3)
International career
2015–2020 South Africa 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Motjeka Madisha (12 January 1995 – 12 December 2020) was a South African professional soccer player who played for Mamelodi Sundowns, as a defender.

Club career

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Madisha played club football for M Tigers, Highlands Park and Sundowns.[1][2]

International career

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He earned 13 caps for the South Africa national team between 2015 and 2020, scoring once.[1]

International goals

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Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[1]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 June 2018 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa  Botswana 1–0 3–0 2018 COSAFA Cup

Death

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He died in a car crash on 12 December 2020, on a road east of Johannesburg.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Motjeka Madisha". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. ^ Motjeka Madisha at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Mamelodi Sundowns star dies in car accident: Motjeka Madisha". Kick Off. 13 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Sundowns defender Motjeka Madisha killed in car crash | eNCA". www.enca.com.
  5. ^ "Motjeka Madisha: South Africa footballer dies in car crash". BBC News. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.