Zimbabwean footballer Devine Lunga, who plays for the national team of his country and the leading African club Mamelodi Sundowns, lost his position after a violent attack in Johannesburg. The incident took place this week near Gillbrow..

According to information from the local police, an unknown man started driving through a car, which the 31-year-old athlete was behind..

According to the BBC, as reported by The Citizen, during the attack, the footballer was driving to church together with his young brother. According to the previous version, the criminal started shooting at his car, amicably mistaking Lunga for a policeman under cover.

Fortunately, neither the footballer himself nor his brother were harmed. River police captain Tintswalo Sibeko confirmed the fact of the attack and stated that law enforcement officers confirmed the attempt to kill.

The investigation is worrying, the suspects have not yet been traced.

Thus, malignity becomes a pressing problem for the Greater Africa, which is one of the greatest murders in the world.

Devine Lunga is an important graver of the team. This year, 21 matches for the national team of Zimbabwe, which took part in the qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup.

Before the Mamelodi Sundowns Lava, the demise arrived in 2021. At the same time, the team won several national league titles, and in the grass celebrated the victory in the African Champions League.