{"id":3959,"date":"2017-08-05T16:21:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-05T13:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/?p=3959"},"modified":"2017-08-05T16:21:40","modified_gmt":"2017-08-05T13:21:40","slug":"photos-dumi-masilela-was-great-soccer-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/photos-dumi-masilela-was-great-soccer-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Dumi Masilela Was A Great Soccer Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4065 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dumi-Masilela-soccer.jpg\" alt=\"Dumi Masilela's football career\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dumi-Masilela-soccer.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dumi-Masilela-soccer-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><em><strong>Slain actor Dumisani Masilela was a good soccer player who played for SuperSport United F.C.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dumi passed away after being shot in an attempted hijacking in Tembisa on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However before taking on acting, Masilela looked destined to reach great heights in his football career. \u2018Dumi\u2019 was a promising midfielder at the University of Pretoria, where he formed a deadly partnership with Kaizer Chiefs\u2019 George Maluleka.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/jeep-driven-dumi-masilelas-killers-found\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeep driven by Dumi Masilela&#8217;s killers found!! [Photos]<\/a><\/strong><\/p><div class=\"a17b8461aa8852e9804489a09abe77ee\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6320557125022566\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Responsive Ad -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6320557125022566\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1510235538\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Masilela also played for Supersport United and represented South Africa at under-23 level. Life\u2019s cruelty reared its ugly head on the youngster in 2008, a few days after he celebrated his 20th birthday as his Peugeot 203 was involved in a horrific accident and consequently curtailed his Soccer career.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Masilela didn\u2019t allow this misfortune to deter his determination to succeed as he managed to forge out a successful career as an actor. He\u2019s best known for his role as Sifiso Ngema on eTV\u2019s soapie Rhythm City.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/dumi-masilelas-aunt-dies-hearing-news-of-his-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dumi Masilela&#8217;s Aunt also died after hearing the news of his death<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4066 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dumi-Masilela-soccer1.jpg\" alt=\"Dumi Masilela's football career\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dumi-Masilela-soccer1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.mzansimirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Dumi-Masilela-soccer1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>MzansiMirror once again sends its sincere condolences to Masilela\u2019s family, friends and fans.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slain actor Dumisani Masilela was a good soccer player who played for SuperSport United F.C. 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