{"id":21616,"date":"2023-02-07T08:55:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T08:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sa-bucs-legend-john-moeti-passes-on"},"modified":"2023-02-07T11:15:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T11:15:28","slug":"sa-bucs-legend-john-moeti-passes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sa-bucs-legend-john-moeti-passes-on","title":{"rendered":"SA Bucs legend, John Moeti passes on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Former South Africa and Orlando Pirates Football Club anchor midfielder, John \u2018Dungi\u2019 Moeti has passed on. The 55-year-old Moeti was part of the \u2018Bucs\u2019 team which played the then-Eswatini soccer giants Eleven Men Inflight in a CAF Champions League first-round match in 1994 on the way to winning the biggest club continental prize in 1995.<\/b><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21613 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/02\/postMediaimg_76_1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/02\/postMediaimg_76_1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/02\/postMediaimg_76_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/02\/postMediaimg_76_1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/02\/postMediaimg_76_1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Soweto Buccaneers won 5-0 on aggregate having won the first leg at Somhlolo National Stadium 3-0 and 2-0 in the second leg played at the old FNB Stadium. In a report carried by SA\u2019s City Press, \u2018Dungi, as he was affectionately known by his legions of fans, had been receiving specialist medical care for the past eight months.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21614 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/02\/postMediaimg_76_2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/02\/postMediaimg_76_2.jpg 904w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/02\/postMediaimg_76_2-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/02\/postMediaimg_76_2-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/02\/postMediaimg_76_2-768x1019.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The family confirmed his passing in a brief statement. \u201cIt is with profound sadness and a deep sense of loss that we inform you of the passing of John \u2018Dungi\u2019 Moeti. John suddenly took ill eight months ago and was receiving specialist medical care,\u201d part of the family statement read.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Former South Africa and Orlando Pirates Football Club anchor midfielder, John \u2018Dungi\u2019 Moeti has passed on. 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