Former Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa national team defender Anele Ngcongca has died.

Ngcongca was involved in a car crash in KwaZulu Natal province on Monday morning and died on the scene. He was 33.

His female companion is in a critical condition in hospital.

The defender had recently signed for AmaZulu FC after leaving Sundowns.

Usuthu are yet to release a statement, but an unnamed official at the club confirmed the development to the Citizen newspaper.

“Ja, it’s true,” said the official. “I got a call in the morning from someone who was at the scene saying they found my number in his (Anele) phone and he has been in an accident and passed on.

“It is really sad, and I am still in shock. I spoke to him yesterday because we had an event we were supposed to go together but he changed his mind. He said he’d meet me today but now I heard this.”-Soccer 24