Orlando Pirates’ Keeper Reflects on Hijacking Which Left Him Hospitalised

• Orlando Pirates keeper Melusi Buthelezi was stabbed during a hijacking in Soweto in February 2020
• The former TS Galaxy shot-stopper hadn't conceded a goal for The Rockets before the incident happened
• Buthelezi admitted that the incident derailed his career a bit but that it didn't affect him mentally

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

That is certainly the case for new Orlando Pirates keeper Melusi Buthelezi.

The Buccaneers’ goalkeeper was involved in a traumatic incident in February 2022 when he was hijacked in Soweto.

As noted by IOL, Buthelezi and his brother were hijacked after they visited their mother in Soweto. They were cornered by hijackers, and both stabbed. They were then rushed to hospital.

Reflecting back on the incident, Buthelezi admitted that it derailed him slightly when he was performing so well at that time.

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Buthelezi was a TS Galaxy player at the time of the incident and was yet to concede a goal for the club, iDiski Times noted. At the time, he was earning high praise for his performances for The Rockets.

“It derailed me a lot because I think I had just gotten a chance to play. I think I had played three, no, four games, actually. It was three games in the league and one in the Nedbank Cup but after that, I got hijacked,” he said.

Buthelezi added that it had disturbed him because he was forced out of action while performing so well, but it didn’t affect him mentally.

As reported by Transfermarkt, Buthelezi played 34 games for Galaxy, and kept 18 clean sheets in the process. His performances caught the eye of Orlando Pirates who signed him during the recent transfer window. He has yet to make an appearance for the Buccaneers.

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TS Galaxy goalkeeper stabbed

Promising TS Galaxy shot-stopper, Melusi Buthelezi, has been admitted to the hospital after he was hijacked and stabbed over the weekend.

Buthelezi and his brother were travelling back from visiting their sick mother when they were hijacked by a group of men, Sports Brief reported.

The incident happened at a petrol station in the township.