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'No-brainer' for Kaizer Chiefs as club decides to retire Luke Fleurs' jersey number

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Kaizer Chiefs have decided not to continue using jersey number 26 which was assigned to the late centre-back Luke Fleurs. Fleurs was shot dead last Wednesday during a hijacking incident in Roodepoort.After joining Amakhosi as a free agent this season, Fleurs died before making his official debut for the Soweto giants but the club has decided to retire his jersey number.

WHAT HAPPENED?

“He will wake up, pray, come give his best in training, support his teammates, could do anything in this jersey," Motaung Jnr told reporters."He could go out there and show the people, so no one else can because that was his jersey [26].“So we sat down; it was a no-brainer. We really wanted to use this to deal with the bigger problem, which is crime. It’s a reflection of that," the former Amakhosi attacker added."We want to make sure that we raise the volume on that.“That jersey will be hung up in the changing room, and it’s going to be placed first in our technical centre. His chair will always be left empty," he continued."Moving forward, we have many other things that we’re going to do to honour Luke; that’s just the first step.”

WHAT MOTAUNG JNR SAID

Fleurs' jersey number becomes the third to be retired by Amakhosi but the first for a fallen player.The Soweto giants have retired <a href="https://www.kaizerchiefs.com/features/kaizer-chiefs-chairman-retires-howard-freeses-jersey-number-20#:~:text=Freese's%20number%20'20'%20jersey%20becomes,15'%20jersey%20of%20Doctor%20Khumalo." target="_blank">number 15 in honour of club legend Doctor Khumalo as well as number 20 in recognition of services rendered by former captain Howard Freese.</a>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Having been eliminated from the Nedbank Cup, Amakhosi will be inactive this weekend when the knockout competition enters the quarter-final stage. They will be back in action on April 21 when they visit Richards Bay for a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-za/premier-soccer-league/yv73ms6v1995b5wny16jcfi3" target="_blank">Premier Soccer League</a> match.

WHAT NEXT FOR CHIEFS?

'No-brainer' for Kaizer Chiefs as club decides to retire Luke Fleurs' jersey number | Goal.com

The Soweto giants have made a decision in honour of their late defender who tragically passed away last week.

&apos;No-brainer&apos; for Kaizer Chiefs as club decides to retire Luke Fleurs&apos; jersey number

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