Young SA footballer dies after collapsing on the pitch during a match

Anele Gasa

Cape Town – A 26-year-old football player from KwaZulu-Natal, Anele Gasa, reportedly died on Thursday afternoon during a football match.

Reports indicated that Gasa was a member of the Durban local football team TP United.

He was playing a match in Trenance Park on that particular day.

“Gasa collapsed on a soccer field during a match in Trenance Park… He was loaded into the back seat of a blue Renault Clio and rushed to the Reaction Unit SA (Rusa) base for medical assistance,” The Witness quoted Rusa spokesperson Pram Balram as saying.

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Rusa said in a statement issued via its official Facebook page that the paramedics were unable to help Gasa because there were no signs of life detected.

“Paramedics found no signs of life and he was declared deceased. His family were informed shortly afterwards,” said Rusa.
The exact nature of this tragic death is yet to be established.

Picture: Facebook/ South African Reaction Unit

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