A Cape Town City vehicle was hijacked at gunpoint on Nelson Mandela International Day.
The vehicle [Toyota Avanza] was carrying five City players and staff at the time of the incident.
The DStv Premiership side was travelling to give back to the community in celebration of Nelson Mandela International Day when they were hijacked at gunpoint in Nyanga, a township in the Western Cape.
Unfortunately, the vehicle’s tracker was removed two minutes after the incident. Their belongings including boots, gadgets, and passports were taken.
Luckily, the players and staff are safe and unharmed. However, the victims were left very traumatised.
CAPE TOWN CITY VEHICLE HIJACKED
“Hi guys. It was five players and a coach. Held up at a gunpoint in Nyanga,” CT City head of football development Grant Veitch told Captured Sporting Moments.
“The Avanza tracker was removed two minutes after the hijacking. Thank goodness all the boys are okay. It’s just sad that we wanted to give back to the community by playing in the townships.”
Anyone who might have heard or seen anything is urged to contact the nearest police station. Cape Town is well-known for the highest rates of murder, robbery, and property-related crimes.
In the first quarter of the 2022/23 crime statistics, Cape Town Central topped the list of community-reported serious crimes top 30, with 49,8%.
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