It's with great sadness we have heard of the passing of Richard Henyekane. What his parents must be going through having lost both sons in the space of a couple of months is just agonising to even think about it and our prayers and thoughts go out to the Henyekane family.
A statement from the club this morning said:
"Free State Stars hereby expresses its heartfelt condolences on the passing away of star striker Richard Henyekane in the early hours of this morning.
"Henyekane was travelling with four other passengers when they were involved in a tragic motor vehicle accident.
"He was the only one to lose his life in this incident.
"We wish to say to the Henyekane family that they must know that we are with them at all times, and trust that they will put all their sorrows in the hands of God the Almighty in this hard period.
"To the Stars family of fans, sponsors, supporters and others we believe that this is a period in which you will remain steadfast in the praying for Henyekane's teammates as they come to terms with this sad moment."
When I look back at the top talent this country has lost to the road - Lesley Manyathela, Gift Leremi, Tommy Madigage to name just a few, it's an absolute travesty and clearly something that needs to be addressed by South African soccer. There are just too many names of soccer stars that are being snuffed out on our roads. It makes no sense.
To all our Supporter Club members please leave your messages of condolence below in the comments section and please spread the word that we are collecting the messages and will be sending them to the club.
If you would like to leave a video message that you record on your phone - please email your clips to me clint@snl24.com/soccerladuma so we can include you in our video tribute to Richard.
Thanks Clint
