15 July 2024 – South African Football Association (SAFA) President Dr Danny Jordaan visited late former Bafana Bafana coach Stanley “Screamer” Tshabalala’s family home in Centurion to pay his respects on Monday afternoon.
The SAFA President was one of the numerous visitors who arrived at the Tshabalala family home to offer condolences and comfort, including Acting Gauteng Premier Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, MEC for Education and Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Matome Chiloane, and former Bafana Bafana team doctor, Dr Victor Ramathesele, among others.
South African football legend Tshabalala passed away in hospital last week after succumbing to injuries he suffered when he was shot in March this year.
Dr Jordaan said the much-loved 75-year-old former player, coach and administrator left a huge mark on South African football, at Bafana Bafana, and at his former clubs Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs.
“We are still very shocked following the passing of Screamer Tshabalala. He has been in the three big clubs in this country. Screamer Tshabalala has been in the three big football clubs in this country – Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs,” the SAFA President said.
“His footprints and fingerprints are in all three clubs and Bafana Bafana. When we played our first international match as Bafana Bafana in 1992 after SAFA became a member of FIFA, Screamer helped us to build a senior men’s national soccer team.
“The team had no name. The coach had assembled players that were unknown to the world. The name came later when Sowetan used it, and they called the team Bafana Bafana.”
The funeral will be held at the Grace Bible Church in Pimville, Soweto, on Thursday and the service will start at 9am.
