11-Year-Old Promising African Footballer Drowns, Dies While on Soccer Tour in Palestine

• A South African young footballer named Kabelo Masalesa has died in Palestine where he had gone for soccer tour
• Kabelo Masalesa, 11, was reported to have drowned and his body was found in the second day after serious search
• His parents are not blaming anybody even though the demise of their son came as a shocking one to them

Kabelo Masalesa who is an 11-year-old South African boy has drowned and died in Palestine while on a football tour with other young and promising players from his country.

This latest development will come as a sad news for the parents and lovers of Kabelo Masalesa who were expecting the footballer to grow and become a star.

The deceased is said to have hailed from Alexandra in South Africa and Kabelo Masalesa is said to be one of the best players in his squad.

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According to the reports on News24 and Timeslive, Kabelo Masalesa drowned on Saturday night 16 July, but his body was found the next day and his family was informed the same day.

The reports did not reveal how the incident happened and the family of the dead footballer are said to have accepted their fates and they are not blaming anyone.

Masalesa's coach Phathutshedzo Maseko's response

"He had promised to score lots of goals for me and said he would bring back a trophy for his parents and team."

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He became the latest in an unsettling line of South African giants who are no longer prepared to keep quiet about the falling standards of the local game.

He then criticised his former team Orlando Pirates, where he made his name in a sensational two-year stay between 2001 and 2003. He stated that the club was not hiring coaches properly, and suggested that players are either overwhelmed by the pressure of playing for the Soweto giants or were disrespectful of the badge.

This came just days after another club legend Steve Lekoelea sent a warning to the players who had joined the Buccaneers during the transfer window.