Bennett Masinga

Bennett Masinga

Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-01-14)14 January 1965
Place of birth	Klerksdorp, South Africa
Date of death	14 November 2013(2013-11-14) (aged 48)
Place of death	Stilfontein, South Africa
Position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1987	Klerksdorp City
1987–1996	Mamelodi Sundowns	476	(127)
1996–1999	Seven Stars
1999–2000	Santos Cape Town
2000–2003	→ Hellenic FC (loan)
2002–2006	Bloemfontein Celtic
International career
1992–1993	South Africa	5	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bennett Masinga (13 January 1965 – 14 November 2013) was a South African soccer player who played as a forward.

He was the cousin of former footballer Phil Masinga.

Masinga died on 14 November 2013 at the age of 48.

International career

Masinga was on the score sheet with his cousin in one of Bafana Bafana's first international matches in a 2–2 draw against Cameroon on 11 July 1992. His fifth and last international match was against Mauritius on 10 April 1993.

Style of play

MTN described Masinga as one of the best near post goalscorers in SA football, a tiny man, quick as lightning and able to sniff out a goal in any situation.

Death

Masinga died at the age of 48 after a short illness. Condolences flooded in for the Masinga family. Former Mamelodi Sundowns teammate Zane Moosa took to Twitter to mourn with his tweet reading "Eish, what a sad way to start the weekend. The passing of Bennett "Loverboy" Masinga, what a player! Robala ka kgostso Bennito". Phil Masinga also said "I idolised him. Followed him around as a youngster. Carried his boots for him just to see him play. All I wanted was to be as good in football as he was. No doubt he was a better player than me."

Career statistics

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 July 1992	FNB Stadium, South Africa	Cameroon	2-2	2-2	International friendly

See also

• List of African association football families

External links

• Bennett Masinga at National-Football-Teams.com