kaizer chiefs He recently announced that his jersey number 26 will be permanently retired in memory of the deceased. luke fleur.
This was announced by the Chiefs sporting director. kaiser motown jr. Thursday at Fleur's memorial service.
Fleurs tragically lost his life last Wednesday before making his Chiefs debut. The former SA U23 defender joined Chiefs on a free transfer after being released by SuperSport United. Fleur's departure from SuperSport came under rather mysterious circumstances, having just signed a long-term extension. The extension was meant to fend off interest from the Chiefs, who were already looking to sign him as a free agent. However, in a strange turn of events, the player was released. It looks as if he was always destined to be a glamor boy, but he just hadn't broken through it yet.
Chiefs interim coach during Afcon vacation cabin johnson Fleur hinted that she was getting closer to her debut.He did not feature in the matchday squad for the match. Royal AM and embarrassing nedbank cup Head towards Milford. He then made his first appearance on the club's bench in the winning match. golden arrow. Unfortunately, he was unable to make his debut coming off the bench.
Chiefs retire Fleur's uniform number
Fleur tragically dies in a hijacking gone wrong. It appears he was shot in the process. The centre-back had only one dream: to one day represent Chiefs. His murder, unfortunately, robbed him of the opportunity to fulfill that. However, that did not stop the club from celebrating him and his number 26 jersey was never worn again.
Freeze and Khumalo's jersey numbers are also permanently retired.
What makes this even more unique is the fact that prior to Fleur, only two Chiefs uniforms have been retired. These are jersey numbers 20 and 15 as a mark of respect.
The number 20 was worn by a legendary defender who played for many years. howard the rock freeze. The former captain joined Chiefs in 1985 and went on to win 20 trophies, including 13 league titles.
Chiefs' first jersey to be retired was number 15, worn by legendary midfielder Dr Khumalo. He won the South African League Championship title three times and the Knockout Trophy five times as part of the Kaizer Chiefs team. He was named South Africa's Player of the Year in 1992. During his club career, he made a total of 397 league and cup appearances and scored 75 goals.
