Cedric "Sugar Ray" Xulu (13 December 1939 – 4 May 2020) was a South African footballer.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Cedric Xulu
Personal information
Date of birth (1939-12-13)13 December 1939
Date of death 4 May 2020(2020-05-04) (aged 80)
Place of death Pinetown, South Africa
Youth career
1954–1965 Clermont Home Defenders
1965–1971 Avalon Athletic
1971 Hammanskraal United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1983 Zulu Royals
Mbabane Swallows
International career
South Africa Black XI
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Xulu was a footballer whose career in the 1960s led him to play for local side AmaZulu and Mbabane Swallows in Swaziland.[7] In 1972, he played for Zulu Royals (now AmaZulu), who won the NPSL that season.[8] He played for the SA Black XI in the 1970s, which he captained.[9]

He received the Chairman's Award at the 2019 PSL Awards.[9]

The stadium Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in the City of Durban is named after him.

References

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  1. ^ "Football legend 'Sugar Ray' Xulu dies aged 81". eNCA.
  2. ^ Pedro, Michael. "AmaZulu and other SA clubs pay tribute to Cedric 'Sugar Ray' Xulu". ewn.co.za.
  3. ^ "Tributes continue to pour in for AmaZulu legend Cedric "Sugar Ray" Xulu". SowetanLIVE.
  4. ^ "AmaZulu mourns passing of Cedric 'Sugar Ray' Xulu as tributes pour in". 5 May 2020.
  5. ^ "AmaZulu confirm death of club legend Sugar Ray Xulu". Sport. 5 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Tributes continue to pour in for AmaZulu legend Cedric 'Sugar Ray' Xulu". TimesLIVE.
  7. ^ "Training Stadia". Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  8. ^ Pillay, Minoshni (2 December 2017). "Book honour for soccer legend 'Sugar Ray' Xulu".
  9. ^ a b "Football mourns death of Sugar Ray Xulu". BusinessLIVE.