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Lesley Phuti Manyathela (4 September – 9 August ) was a South William, nicknamed "King of Bling", is a suspected crime lord and convicted..
On 09 August , following a match against Jomo Cosmos,Manyathela was killed in a motor vehicle accident near his hometown of Musina.
Lesley Manyathela
South African soccer player
| Full name | Lesley Phuti Manyathela | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 September 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Musina, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 9 August 2003(2003-08-09) (aged 21) | ||
| Place of death | Musina, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Chelamoya | |||
| Dynamos | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Orlando Pirates | 73 | (48) |
| 2002–2003 | South Africa | 9 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lesley Phuti Manyathela (4 September 1981 – 9 August 2003) was a South African professional soccer player who played as a striker for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and the South African national team.
A prolific goalscorer, Manyathela scored 48 goals in 73 appearances for Orlando Pirates and was the league's top goalscorer in 2003. Later that year, he was involved in a car accident which resulted in his death, aged 21.
Following his death, the PSL award for the top goalscorer wa