Vincent Dumisa Ngobe (born 5 March 1973 in Witbank, Mpumalanga) is a retired South African football midfielder. He last played for the South Africa national team and works currently as head of development by Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.
Ngobe earned 32 caps and scored 2 goals for South Africa national football team, being selected for 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, 1998 and 2000 Africa Cup of Nations and 2000 Summer Olympics, the latter as an overaged player.
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Former Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs midfielder suffers stroke!
A former Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs midfielder has had to spend at least seven days in hospital after suffering from stroke!
Vincent Dumisa Ngobe (born 5 March 1973 in Witbank, Mpumalanga) is a retired South African football midfielder. He last played for the South Africa national team and works currently as head of development by Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.
Ngobe earned 32 caps and scored 2 goals for South Africa national football team, being selected for 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, 1998 and 2000 Africa Cup of Nations and 2000 Summer Olympics, the latter as an overaged player.
Photo credit: ©Duif du toit / Gallo Images
A former Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs midfielder has had to spend at least seven days in hospital after suffering from stroke.
Dumisa Ngobe has revealed to KickOff how his body unexpectedly shut down.
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According to the retired midfielder, he was rushed to hospital after slightly losing sight in the process of suffering stroke.
“I just felt my body getting hot and then next thing I couldn’t see properly, following which I was rushed to hospital,” said Ngobe.
The former Bafana Bafana star said the stroke only affected his speech but he’s grateful that’s the only thing he’s struggling with, adding that some people find themselves in worse conditions than his.
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“Physically I am fine, and I am grateful to God that my body is still fine though there is discomfort on my right which has affected my speech,” he said.
“People who suffer strokes are usually left in worse conditions than me,” added Ngobe.
Ngobe, who played for Chiefs in 1996 before moving to Pirates in 1997, revealed he spent seven days in hospital but he’s back home to continue his recovery.
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“I was in hospital for seven days. All along I had been in perfect condition, 100 percent without any hint of discomfort whatsoever until the body just started feeling hot out of the blue.
“As you can hear my challenge for now is talking properly but I am recovering at home now,” concluded Ngobe.
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