Papi Khomane (31 January 1975 – 25 November 2023) was a South African professional

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who played as a defender. Khomane played club football for

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and

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; he also earned nine caps for the South Africa national team between 1998 and 2000, featuring at AFCON 2000. He was killed in a car crash while travelling to

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, on 25 November 2023, at the age of 48. The crash also killed his mother and brother-in-law.

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* 1975 births 2023 deaths South African men's soccer players Men's association football defenders South Africa men's international soccer players 2000 African Cup of Nations players Jomo Cosmos F.C. players Orlando Pirates F.C. players Road incident deaths in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-footy-defender-stub