Passionate Orlando Pirates Supporter Dejan Miladinovic Dies

• An already sad week in South African football was darkened by another untimely death
• Orlando Pirates supporter Dejan Miladinovic passed away on Wednesday
• He was an unmissable fixture at Orlando Pirates matches, becoming a highly popular figure

Orlando Pirates superfan Dejan Miladinovic has passed away.

The Serbian national became a popular figure for religiously attending Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana fixtures.

According to SowetanLIVE, Miladinovic died while in the care of the Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital, where he had been admitted over a month ago. His illness as well as the cause of his death have not yet been revealed.

Kaizer Chiefs famous supporter Masilo Machaka, a good friend of Miladinovic, said to the publication:

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“It happened yesterday [on Wednesday] at about 2.15pm. I was with him yesterday at Bara hospital and I could see he was struggling to breathe. We attended an SA20 cricket match together at Wanderers [about a month ago]. At the game, he said he was feeling ill and asked to go home.

“We stayed in the same block of flats. The next morning after coming back from cricket he was taken to hospital. I thought it would be two or three days but he stayed there until I heard yesterday that he passed away.”

Another legendary former Orlando Pirates supporter "Mama" Joy Chauke, now Royal AM's top fan, sadly tweeted:

"Yooh Rest in Peace Dejan Miladinovic Prominent ⁦@orlandopirates Supporter it was Good enough now is you. Eish am broken"

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