The former striker of Polokwane City, Siphesihle Nzimande, was stabbed three times and is recovering in hospital.
Nzimande made himself a name at the Rise and Shine when he became their talisman in the 2013/14 season.
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While he was relaxing with his friends after a practice match on Saturday 26 February he was reportedly stabbed by a drunk community member during an unprovoked quarrel.
“I was home in KZN just chilling with the guys as usual after a practice match as we always do to chill together after a game,” Siphesihle told iDiski Times.
“Then a man from our area just came to us drunk, he teased us and he was with me, telling me since I became famous and been on TV I’ve changed because of money and I asked him how because I’m always at eKasi with the guys?
“He was holding a bottle of beer calling me names and he included my mom’s name, that’s where it all started – you talk bad about my mom and in front of friends, that’s bad.
“He was insulting me, calling me names. He came closer trying to stab me, but he got me on my shoulder, that time I look at my shoulder, he did it again on my neck and few seconds later I told my friend that ‘hey bro I’m dying, I can’t feel myself’ and there was blood all over my clothes.
“That’s when I last saw my friends and him, but they said they took me to a near hospital at Mthwalume area, but it was serious, they didn’t manage to help me. The Mthwalume hospital transferred me to Port Shepstone hospital, in that time they say I wasn’t breathing and talking for almost 45 minutes.
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“It was Saturday, but I woke up on Monday, that’s when I felt the pain and everything. Since then I was in hospital, I just came back on Friday.
“But I’m recovering well even though I can’t believe that we do things like playing soccer just to stay away from bad things but other people around us think bad things for us,” Siphesihle Nzimande added.
The 30-year-old has been without a club since 2018 after leaving Jomo Cosmos. He also played for Golden Arrows, AmaZulu, Real Kings and Royal Eagles.
Source – Idiski Times
