By Zuko Komisa
Steven Ncanana, a former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder, passed away over the weekend at the age of just 36.
His brother Leonard verified the tragic news, with iDiski Times stating that Ncanana died on Sunday morning after being admitted to the hospital a few days prior for the illness.
“Yes, he’s no more,”
“He was ill for some time. This started a few days ago and we phoned the ambulance to pick him up and which came and you could see that it was bad.
“On Thursday, I phoned the hospital to ask to see him in the morning, which I did. Then when I was going to the gym, the call came through on Sunday that I have to rush to the hospital and I was told he’s no more.” Leonard Ncanana told iDiski Times.
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Ncanana joined the Soweto giants in 2010 after being signed by the Chiefs.
RIP former @KaizerChiefs midfielder from Mtubatuba, Steven "Bhatata" Ncanana. pic.twitter.com/RGUdrUtWlo
— MTN8 Finalist ☠ (@EggsBenedictZA) October 31, 2022
The star-studded Amakhosi defensive midfielder struggled to get into games, and in 2012 he left the team to join Blackburn Rovers in the second tier.
Under Vladimir Vermezovic, he had made his Amakhosi debut, and Gerald Sibeko, the Chiefs’ current team manager, was one of his teammates at the time.
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