Cape Town, Jan 22: 26-year-old Jeffrey Ntuka, a footballer who played with English giants Chelsea and also with Kaizer Chiefs and SuperSport United player, has been stabbed to death on Saturday, Jan 21.

First a footballer site - Kickoff.com reported about Ntuka's death and later Ntuka's representative group Stella Africa confirmed the news after confirming with Ntuka's wife.

Stella Africa has been quoted as saying, "I just spoke to his wife for a couple of minutes and she confirmed that Ntuka has passed away after being stabbed in a township in Kroonstad."

The 26-year-old footballer died following a brawl that occurred in a nightclub Kroonstad in the Free State province which was Ntuka's hometown.

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