Jan Sillo
Encyclopedia
Jan Masoeng Sillo was a South Africa
n football player
for AmaZulu F.C.
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in the Free State
. He had previously played for Bloemfontein Young Tigers
and is survived by his wife and one child.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n football player
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
for AmaZulu F.C.
AmaZulu F.C. (South Africa)
AmaZulu is a South African football club based in the city of Durban.Formed in 1932 by Zulu migrant workers, the club was originally known as Zulu Royals.The club's nickname, Usuthu, is a Zulu war cry.-Honours:...
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Death
Sillo died on August 11, 2009, when the car he was driving overturned on the N5 highway near HarrismithHarrismith
Harrismith, named after Sir Harry Smith, is a large town in the Free State province of South Africa, situated on the N3 highway approximately midway between Johannesburg, about 300 km north-east, and Durban. The town is at the junction with the N5 highway, which continues west towards the...
in the Free State
Free State
The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans...
. He had previously played for Bloemfontein Young Tigers
Bloemfontein Young Tigers
Bloemfontein Young Tigers are a South African football club based in Bloemfontein that participates in the Vodacom League.The club was formed in 1925 and plays currently at Tempe Military Base....
and is survived by his wife and one child.