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South African footballer

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(s) Striker
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
2000–2003 →Hellenic FC (loan)
2002–2006 Bloemfontein Celtic
International career
1992–1993 South Africa 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bennett Masinga (13 January 1965 – 14 November 2013) was a South African footballer who played as a striker.

He was the cousin of former footballer Phil Masinga.

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

International career

He 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.

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.

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."

Career statistics

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 July 1992 FNB Stadium, South Africa  Cameroon 2-2 2-2 International friendly

See also

References

  1. "Football : Bennett Masinga". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  2. "LEGENDS CORNER: Phil Masinga still has one regret". The Sowetan. South Africa. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. "RIP: Bennett Masinga". Kick Off Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  4. Ex-Bafana striker Masinga dies | Sport24
  5. ^ RIP Bennett Masinga – MTNFootball Archived 18 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine

External links

National Soccer League Golden Boot Award
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