Times Of Swaziland: ‘PAPY ACTED DIFFERENTLY BEFORE HE DIED’

‘PAPY ACTED DIFFERENTLY BEFORE HE DIED’
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BY NTOKOZO MAGONGO on 02/05/2019 03:46:00


MBABANE – The day Malanti Chiefs Burundian striker Papy Faty collapsed and
later died, he acted differently, according to one of his teammates.
The player is said to have been uncharacteristically quiet before the MTN
Premier League clash against Green Mamba last Thursday. Malanti’s Sandile
Mazibuko said they were still trying to recover from the incident, as it was a
terrible situation and they were in utter disbelief.
“He is one player who was always talkative ahead of a game, as he encourages
us to go and fight but on the day he acted differently. He was quiet since
morning and before kick-off he said less than he had done before. We felt that
he was feeling something and eventually that happened,” he said.
Mazibuko also revealed that he scored a hat-trick through two assists from Faty
when they beat Manzini Sundowns 6-0 during an MTN Premier League game.
“He was one player that worked hard at training. He always put more effort
than any other player. Now we want to play our remaining game and finish the
league on a high note and we want to dedicate all the games we play to him. He
was a soldier especially because he died while wearing the team’s jersey. We
are always going to love and remember him,” he added.
Incident
Meanwhile, Green Mamba’s Musa Dlamini said that was one of his toughest days
in a football match. He said the incident happened in the first half but they
got the news about 20 minutes into the second half and to continue playing was
going to be hard.
“We wanted to play and end the game but it was never going to be easy
especially for the Malanti Chiefs players. We send out condolences to his family
and the entire football fraternity. This is something we don’t want to see
happening in our football,” he said.
The game was called off after the sad news of Papy Faty’s tragic death spread
like wild fire. Malanti Chiefs have four games remaining against Green Mamba,
Young Buffaloes, Tambuti and Manzini Sea Birds.