Anele Ngcongca

Calvin Anele Ngcongca (21 October 1987 – 23 November 2020) was a South African professional footballer.

Anele Ngcongca
Personal information
Full name Calvin Anele Ngcongca[1]
Date of birth (1987-10-21)21 October 1987
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Date of death 23 November 2020(2020-11-23) (aged 33)[2]
Place of death KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Aces United
FC Fortune
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 FC Fortune 60 (5)
2007–2016 Genk 223 (8)
2015–2016 → Troyes (loan) 20 (0)
2016–2020 Mamelodi Sundowns 42 (1)
2020 → AmaZulu (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2009–2016 South Africa 53 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 January 2015

Career

He played for AmaZulu before his death.[3][4]

On 29 August 2015, he joined Troyes AC on a season-long loan from Racing Genk after being relegated to the bench by his head coach.[5]

On 23 November 2020, Anele Ngcongca died in a car accident on the N2 highway in KwaZulu-Natal.[2]

Honours

Genk

Mamelodi Sundowns

References
  1. "Anele Ngcongca". ESPN FC. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  2. "Anele Ngcongca dies – Enca". Enca. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Ngcongca urges other South Africans to play abroad". BBC Sport. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. "Anele NGCONGCA - Football : la fiche de Anele NGCONGCA (Mamelodi Sundowns)". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. "Le Racing a sauvé sa saison". dhnet.be. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. "RC Genk zet zijn vierde beker in de kast". sporza.be. 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  8. "2010/11 Belgian Jupiler League, Championship Play Offs". dhnet.be. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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