Jeffrey Ntuka
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use South African English Template:Infobox football biography Jeffrey Ntuka (10 May 1985 – 21 January 2012) was a South African footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.
Career
Club career
Born in Kroonstad, Free State,[1] Ntuka joined English club Chelsea in 2003 and spent five years on loan at Belgium club Westerlo,[2] making 93 league appearances for them.[3] Ntuka returned to South Africa in 2009, making his debut for Kaizer Chiefs in May 2009.[4] After battling alcohol problems,[5] Ntuka later played for SuperSport United.[3] He was released by United in 2011.
International career
Ntuka earned five caps for South Africa between 2004 and 2007.[3] He made his debut on 18 August 2004 in a 2–0 win over Tunisia coming in for Nasief Morris in the 88th minute.[6] Ntuka was a member of South Africa's squad at the 2005 COSAFA Cup, but had to withdraw due to injury.[7] He played his last match on 27 May 2006.[8]
Death
Ntuka was stabbed to death in Kroonstad during the early hours of 21 January 2012.[2] His killer, April Jao, was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in November 2013.[9]
References
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- 1985 births
- 2012 deaths
- South African men's soccer players
- South Africa men's international soccer players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- K.V.C. Westerlo players
- Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players
- SuperSport United F.C. players
- South African expatriate men's soccer players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Men's association football defenders
- People murdered in South Africa
- South African murder victims
- Sportspeople from Kroonstad
- Deaths by stabbing in South Africa
- Soccer players from the Free State (province)
- 21st-century South African sportsmen