Lesley Manyathela

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Lesley Phuti "Slow Poison" Manyathela (Musina, September 4, 1981 – Musina, August 9, 2003) was a South African football (soccer) player for Orlando Pirates and South Africa.

He made his debut for South Africa against Saudi Arabia in 2002 and earned 8 caps in total, scoring 3 goals.

The talented striker died in a car accident close to his home town of Musina (formerly Messina), Limpopo Province, South Africa. Before his Death Lesley was a top goal scorer in the South African PSL (Pemier Soccer League) scoring 22 goals - (18 league + 4 in cup competitions). this also helped his team, Orlando Pirates, get the league championship honours in the 2002/03 Season. The following season, 2003/04, the top goal scorer award for the PSL was renamed to be the Lesley Manyathela award.