Stellenbosch FC defender and South Africa U20 captain Oshwin Andries has passed on after he was allegedly stabbed.Andries wasn’t involved in Stellenbosch FC’s 2-1 win over Chippa United at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Saturday and hours after the win, the club released a statement confirming the demise of their youngest-ever goal-scorer.##NAJAVA_MECA_6996408##“It is with deep sadness that Stellenbosch F.C. has learned of the untimely passing of promising young defender, Oshwin Andries. The Club is not in a position to provide further information at this stage and asks that his family’s privacy is respected in this difficult time of bereavement,” read the statement in part.“Andries was a gifted young footballer who graduated from the SFC Academy to make his professional debut at the age of 18. He later became the Club’s youngest-ever goalscorer in the DStv Premiership and captained South Africa at the recent U-20 AFCON COSAFA qualifiers,”.Sincere condolences to the family and friends of Oshwin Andries, everyone @StellenboschFC and the football fraternity at large.💔🕊️ pic.twitter.com/e0XlaWtl12— Thomas Mlambo (@thomasmlambo) February 5, 2023 The PSL club promised to give more information touching on the death of the 19-year-old.“His presence, both on the pitch and off it, will be sorely missed. The thoughts and prayers of everyone at Stellenbosch F.C. are with his family, friends and loved ones. A further statement will follow in due course,”.Cases of South African players dying under unclear circumstances are not uncommon. The biggest of them all was the gruesome murder of Senzo Meyiwa, a former Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper who was shot and killed during home invasion on 26 October 2014.The PSL has over the years lost a number of players to tragic road accidents.Mixed fortunes for Harambee Stars internationals in South Africa and Rwanda
