Cedric Xulu

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
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Zulu Royals
Mbabane Swallows
International career
South Africa Black XI
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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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