Thousands of fans, players, politicians and sports administrators abounding the burial of Zimbabwe fable Adam Ndlovu in Bulawayo on Saturday.
Adam, 42, died in a car blow endure Sunday which larboard his adolescent brother Peter in a analytical condition.
Peter, who is now in a abiding condition, was appear from hospital for the burial and abounding in a wheelchair with nurses by his side.
Adam played in Switzerland for seven seasons and denticulate 34 goals for Zimbabwe.
A host of Zimbabwean football legends, including above Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari, were at the funeral, forth with chief abstracts from all three capital political parties.
Adam was a fable and he affiliated the country through football
Morgan Tsvangirai Zimbabwe Prime Minister
"Adam was a fable and he affiliated the country through football," said Prime Abbot Morgan Tsvangirai, who abounding the deathwatch on Friday.
Many others paid accolade to Adam, who had just completed his aboriginal abounding division as a coach, demography Bulawayo ancillary Chicken Inn to a third-place accomplishment in the Premier League.
"He was like a brother to me, it's big accident for me and it pains me to be here," said above Zimbabwe apostle Harlington Shereni, who played alongside Adam at Delemont in Switzerland.
"He alien me to European football, he was the brilliant of the aggregation at Delemont and he was consistently there to advice me."
There had been calls from some abode for Adam to be declared a civic hero, although government insisted that hero cachet is alone for those with a liberation war history.
Sports abbot David Coltart said that added should be done to mark the achievements of acclaimed sports stars.
"I accept that we do not abundantly honour our antic and cultural heroes in Zimbabwe," said Mr Coltart.
"They generally do added than politicians to addition our alcohol and angel of the country."
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