In context
- When
- Sunday, October 25 201511 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2010s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Cecil Lolo
At a glance
Born 1988-11-03; died 2015-10-25.
Known as: association football player. Citizenship: South Africa.
Listed as: human.
Who they were
Personal life Lolo's family originates from Centane near Butterworth in the Eastern Cape. He had three children from two different mothers. [ 1 ] ^ "Roger de Sa defends Ajax Cape Town over Cecil Lolo funeral - News - Kick off" . www.kickoff.com . Archived from the original on 8 December 2015 . Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
Cecil Sonwabile Lolo was a South African professional footballer, who played as a defender and midfielder for Ajax Cape Town.
Path and career
Career Club career Lolo made his professional debut for Ajax Cape Town as a substitute under Dutch coach Foppe de Haan on 20 August 2010 in the MTN 8 quarter-finals against Mamelodi Sundowns . Lolo took one of the penalties as the Urban Warriors won the match 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out, after the sides were tied at 1–1 after extra-time. [ 1 ] He made his official league debut on 17 September 2010 in a 2–0 win over Platinum Stars . [ 2 ]
Death Lolo died in a car accident on 25 October 2015 in Khayelitsha . He was buried in Chebe, Kentani in the Eastern Cape on 7 November 2015. [ 1 ] Legacy His jersey number 21 has been officially retired by Ajax Cape Town , the club's CEO made the announcement during his tribute speech at the player's memorial services on Friday, 30 October 2015. [ 2 ] ^ Cite error: The named reference kickoff.com1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). ^ "Ajax Cape Town » » Jersey No.
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