Senzo Meyiwa’s death dominated the sports world on Monday; with FIFA, CAF,colleagues and other international football stars sending messages of consolation to the family, club and country of the deceased
The goalkeeper’s hero, Iker Casillas did him honour by posting a photo of him with the Real Madrid goalkeeper’s shirt on Instagram
Many know the cause of the death of the late South Africa and Orlando Pirates captain; the shooting at his girlfriend’s house in the Vosloorus Township near Johannesburg took most people by shock, mostly none South Africans who only got to find out that the 27 year-old was married to a woman, Mandisa who he fathered a child with
Senzo was the hero in the Bafana Bafana shirts, putting up fantastic displays in between the woodworks; amongst which are the four clean sheets he so far recorded in the four AFCON 2015 Qualifiers he kept for the South Africans
Before a police enquiry stated that the deceased’s pop star, actress girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo was not a suspect in the investigation of the shooting, the 30 year-old who also has a child with a South African Hip hop star currently serving term in prison, was targeted as the reason behind his death
Some others also suggested that his wife, Mandisa may be involved, but that is if the whole thing was orchestrated, a speculation the South African Police Service rebuffed, claiming that they do not suspect any assassination attempt
However, thoughts that somebody may have pressed a button somewhere may not be put off totally, considering some altercations that have happened between Mandisa Mkhize and Kelly Khumalo
Sometime last year in July, when his extramarital affair with Kelly Khumalo went public, the goalkeeper was attacked by South African tabloids for slurs that followed in his performance at that time
Ms Khumalo would later be arrested late last year after she was alleged to have assaulted Senzo’s wife, Mandisa
Surprisingly, when many would expect any man who finds himself in that position to apologise to the wife and may be make a new leaf
Meyiwa instead defended his pop star girlfriend:
Sometime in June this year, Senzo told South African source, that he had stopped the relationship with Kelly Khumalo, That only ended up a lie
On the night of his death, Senzo was with his girlfriend Kelly Khumalo, at a time common sense would expect him to celebrate his team, Orlando Pirates 4-1 quarter-final win in over Ajax Cape Town in the Telkom Cup with his wife Mandisa Mkhize; instead, she was left desolate, alone and disgruntled somewhere no one knew
It is not clear whether the distance he created between his legitimate family and outside relationship caused a rift that may have pushed one of the girls or anyone who felt concerned to intervene
Even as they say, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned; though, the police describe the situation as a robbery attempt where three assailants attack a home, killing someone and making away with just a phone belonging to Kelly Khumalo.