TS Galaxy Goalkeeper Melusi Buthelezi Hospitalised, Promising Player Stabbed During Hijacking

• TS Galaxy's promising young keeper, Melusi Buthelezi was stabbed along with his brother during a hijacking
• Melusi Buthelezi and his brother were returning home from visiting their mother when they were attacked by a group of men
• The TS Galaxy goalkeeper is said to be in a stable condition, while his brother remains critical at the moment

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, Times Live reported. The incident happened at a petrol station in the township.

Buthelezi and his brother were both rushed to hospital, with his brother said to be in a critical condition, The South African reported. Buthelezi is said to be in a stable condition.

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The 23-year-old has yet to concede a goal in top-flight football and has played the past three games for TS Galaxy. He got his big break against Kaizer Chiefs in the Nedbank Cup, a match which Galaxy won. He then went on to keep clean sheets against Swallows and AmaZulu as well.

The player is not the first sporting star to become a victim of South Africa’s crime rate. Senzo Meyiwa was South Africa’s most high profile sporting star to be a victim of crime. The Orlando Pirates goalkeeper was shot dead at his girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo’s house.

Zimbabwe’s Charles Yohane was also shot dead during a hijacking in Soweto. The former Bidvest Wits player was hijacked, kidnapped and shot dead.

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According to iDiski Times, Zimbabwe's Yohane was hijacked and kidnapped over the weekend, before he was shot dead. His body was then discovered dumped in Soweto, Sports Brief earlier reported.

Charles Yohane also represented the Zimbabwean national team on 23 occasions and was part of the team that took part in the 2004 African Cup of Nations and the 2006 edition, The South African noted.