A highly-emotional affair on a cold and cloudy Durban afternoon began with a minute’s silence in honour of former captain and goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa, who was shot and killed in Gauteng on October 26
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Police arrested Zamokuhle Mbatha last month after witnesses picked him out in an identity parade, but on Tuesday, Magistrate Daniel Thulare said there was not enough evidence to try him
Originally scheduled to take place in Nelspruit, the fixture against Sudan was moved to Moses Mabhida Stadium in honour of Meyiwa, who was born in Umlazi, south of Durban
Meyiwa’s father, Samuel, looked lost and forlorn and seemed to be confused after being handed the South African flag that was draped over Meyiwa’s coffin
Nathi Mncube, the authority’s spokesman, said the suspect, Zanokuhle Mbatha, had appeared in the Boksburg Magistrates’ Court east of Johannesburg
The match would be played in Durban instead of Nelspruit as a tribute to Bafana Bafana goalkeeper and captain, Senzo Meyiwa, who was shot dead on Sunday
The 27-year-old goalkeeper was shot and killed in an apparent house robbery in Vosloorus township near Johannesburg on Sunday, leading to an outpouring of dismay and anger in South Africa
Meyiwa, also Captain of top club, Orlando Pirates, was murdered on Sundaynight at the house of his girlfriend and mother of his child in Vosloorus, outside Johannesburg
“The law enforcement authorities must leave no stone unturned in finding his killers and bring them to justice. Words cannot express the nation’s shock at this loss,” he said in a statement
The incident reportedly happened at Meyiwa’s girlfriend’s house in Vosloorus, south of Johannesburg