Tragic Loss of Richards Bay Football Club Player Siphamandla “Spepe” Mtolo Leaves Team in Mourning

Richards Bay Football Club in South Africa is mourning the loss of one of its players, Siphamandla “Spepe” Mtolo, who collapsed during a morning training session on Tuesday.

In a social media post, the team said Mtolo collapsed Tuesday morning and asked that the Mtolo family’s “privacy is respected in this difficult time of bereavement.” The post noted a “deep sadness” in the announcement of the midfielder’s death.

Mtolo had been playing for the KwaZulu-Natal soccer team for the past three years and was a midfielder for the team, which competed in the South African Premiere Division, the country’s top soccer league.

Thoughts and prayers of everyone in Richards Bay Football Club are with his family, friends and loved ones.” The club did not mention a cause of death in their statement.

At this time, the Richards Bay Football Club is not in a position to provide further information and asks that the Mtolo family’s privacy is respected.