Lesley Phuti "Slow Poison" Manyathela (September 4, 1981 – August 9, 2003) was a South Africa

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 player for Orlando Pirates and South Africa.

Career

Before his death, Manyathela was a top goal scorer in the South African PSL (Pemier Soccer League) scoring 22 goals – (18 league + 4 in cup competitions), this also helped his team, Orlando Pirates, get the league championship honours in the 2002/03 Season.

International

He made his debut for South Africa against Saudi Arabia in 2002 and earned nine caps in total, scoring four goals.

Death

The striker died in a car accident close to his home town of Musina (formerly Messina), Limpopo Province, South Africa. The following season, 2003/04, the top goal scorer award for the PSL was renamed to be the Lesley Manyathela Award.