Sizwe Motaung (7 January 1970 – 16 August 2001) was a South African

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player who played for

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, St. Gallen,

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and

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, as well at international level for the national side. He was part of the squad that won the

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. Motaung scored one of the goals in Sundowns' losing effort in the

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final. He died of an

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-related disease at his home in

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on 16 August 2001, at the age of 31.

References

External links

Player profile at FIFA
* 1970 births 2001 deaths South African men's soccer players South Africa men's international soccer players South African expatriate men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players Orlando Pirates F.C. players Sportspeople from Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal FC St. Gallen players CD Tenerife players Jomo Cosmos F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Spain South African expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland South African expatriate sportspeople in Spain La Liga players 1996 African Cup of Nations players AIDS-related deaths in South Africa Soccer players from KwaZulu-Natal {{SouthAfrica-footy-defender-stub