Fleurs was shot within the chest whereas ready to be attended to at a petroleum station in a Johannesburg suburb, police say.
Former South Africa junior worldwide Luke Fleurs, who performed for the nation’s hottest membership Kaizer Chiefs, has been killed in an tried hijacking in Johannesburg, police officers have confirmed.
The 24-year-old was shot within the chest at a petroleum station on Wednesday night time and the assailants drove off in his automobile.
“While waiting to be served by the petrol attendant, he was confronted by two armed males,” police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo informed reporters on Thursday, including no arrests had but been made.
Centre-back Fleurs performed each minute for South Africa on the Tokyo Summer season Olympics in 2021, and that very same 12 months was referred to as as much as the senior group for World Cup qualifiers in opposition to Ethiopia, although he didn’t make it off the bench and was uncapped.
“We woke up to the heartbreaking and devastating news of the passing of this young life. This is such a huge loss for his family, friends, his teammates and football in general. We are all grieving this young man’s passing,” South African Soccer Affiliation president Danny Jordaan mentioned in an announcement.
Our heart-felt condolences to the household and mates of Luke Fleurs
Might his soul relaxation in peace🇿🇦❤️😭 pic.twitter.com/77265ztpCi
— SAFA.web (@SAFA_net) April 4, 2024
South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts and Tradition, Zizi Kodwa mentioned he was “saddened that yet another life has been cut short due to violent crime”.
Fleurs joined Chiefs from SuperSport United in October, having come by means of the Ubuntu Soccer Academy in Cape City.
Fleurs is the most recent amongst 1000’s of people who find themselves victims to deadly hijackings in South Africa, which has one of many highest homicide charges on the planet.
