Bennett Masinga

South African soccer player (1965–2013) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bennett Masinga (13 January 1965 – 14 November 2013) was a South African soccer player who played as a forward.

Date of birth (1965-01-14)14 January 1965
Place of birth Klerksdorp, South Africa
Date of death 14 November 2013(2013-11-14) (aged 48)
Place of death Stilfontein, South Africa
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Bennett Masinga
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-01-14)14 January 1965
Place of birth Klerksdorp, South Africa
Date of death 14 November 2013(2013-11-14) (aged 48)
Place of death Stilfontein, South Africa
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1987 Klerksdorp City
1987–1996 Mamelodi Sundowns 476 (127)
1996–1999 Seven Stars
1999–2000 Santos Cape Town
2000–2003Hellenic FC (loan)
2002–2006 Bloemfontein Celtic
International career
1992–1993 South Africa 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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He was the cousin of former footballer Phil Masinga.[1]

Masinga died on 14 November 2013 at the age of 48.[2]

International career

Masinga 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.[3]

Style of play

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.[4]

Death

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."[4]

Career statistics

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#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 July 1992FNB Stadium, South Africa Cameroon2-22-2International friendly
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