Siphesihle Nzimande suffered near-fatal wounds. Photo: iDiski Times
Ex-PSL player describes near-death experience: Blood was everywhere
A former PSL player has described the frightening moment he was stabbed three times and thought he was going to die.
Siphesihle Nzimande suffered near-fatal wounds. Photo: iDiski Times
The incident nearly took the life of PSL journeyman Siphesihle Nzimande, who is currently recovering after a period in hospital, according to a report by iDiski Times.
During his his seven years of playing professional football, Nzimande had spells with teams such as AmaZulu, Polokwane, Royal Eagles, Real Kings and Golden Arrows.
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Nzimande previously featured in 48 PSL matches but has been without a club since 2018
The 30-year-old, who many may remember from his PSL days, has now described how lucky he is to be alive after he was stabbed repeatedly during an unprovoked altercation in Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal.
“I was home in KZN just chilling with the guys as usual after a practice match as we always do to chill together after game,” Nzimande told iDiski Times journalist Sinethemba Makonco.
“Then a man from our area just came to us drunk, he teased us and he was with me telling me since I became famous and been on TV I’ve changed because of money and I asked him how because I’m always at eKasi with the guys?
“He was holding a bottle of beer calling me names and he included my mom’s name, that’s where it all started – you talk bad about my mom and in front of friends, that’s bad.
“He was insulting me, calling me names. He came closer tying to stab me but he got me on my shoulder that time I look at my my shoulder, he did it again on my neck and few seconds later I told my friend that ‘hey bro I’m dying, I can’t feel myself’ and there was blood all over my clothes.
“That’s when I last saw my friends and him but they said they took me to a near Hospital at Mthwalume area but it was serious they didn’t manage to help me. The Mthwalume hospital transferred me to Port Shepstone Hospital in that time they say I wasn’t breathing and talking for almost 45 minutes.
“It was Saturday but I woke up on Monday, that’s when I felt the pain and everything. Since then I was in hospital, I just came back on Friday.
“But I’m recovering well even though I can’t believe that we do things like playing soccer just to stay away from bad things but other people around us think bad things for us. But I’ve learnt that not everyone likes you and appreciate your doings.”
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