A footballer was murdered in a robbery attempt in South Africa – 2024-04-05 16:00:20

Mourning in world football after learning of the tragic death of the South African, Luke Fleurs, a young 24-year-old defender who was active in the Premier Soccer League for the Kaizer Chiefs club, one of the largest clubs in South Africa, with 12 championships in the first division tournament. and finalists of the African Champions in 2021

The event originated in the city of Johannesburg, when in an attempted assault the athlete was shot several times while he was with his car at a service station, this was reported by the club nicknamed “Amakhosi” (Chiefs) and the local police. .

Fleurs was in his car when two antisocials arrived in another vehicle to threaten him with a firearm. After scaring him and making him get out of the car, they shot him several times in the upper body and finally took his vehicle. After several minutes of agony, he was unfortunately declared dead upon admission to a health center.

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Luke Fleurs, completed his junior process at Ubuntu Cape Town in Cape Town, his hometown, before joining Super Sport United from 2018 to 2023, Fleurs participated in the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo and although he was called up by his National Team, did not make his debut with the ‘Bafana Bafana’.

Since October 26, 2023, he joined Kaizer Chiefs, where he had signed a two-year contract with the option to extend it for one more year.

In his native country, he became popular for being a self-confessed fan of the Spanish player, former captain of the Barcelona Football Club, Carles Puyol, revealing his deep admiration for the historic culé central defender through a publication on the social network, Instagram: “It was a great privilege meet this legend for my birthday. When I was a kid he was one of the players I admired and I still admire him, because when I met him, he felt very honored.”