The 2011-12 South African football championship kicked off this weekend with defending champions
Orlando Pirates celebrating an away win at Black Leopards while there were also wins for Kaizer
Chiefs, Moroka Swallows, Bloemfontein Celtic and Platinum Stars. Three matches out of eight were
drawn this weekend including the two Sunday fixtures.
Eddie Lewis, one of the original Busby Babes, has sadly lost his battle with cancer today. He
was born in Manchester in 1935 and played for Goslings before joining the Manchester United Junior
Athletic Club.
Lewis joined United in 1947 and made a total of 24 appearances, scoring 11 goals. He left United
for Preston and played for West Ham the season the Munich Air Disaster occurred.