Former National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and the National Soccer League general manager Cyril Kobus dies at the age 79. Mr Kobus was credited as one of the brains in the formation of the National Soccerr League in 1985.
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21 June 2021
Former National Soccer League CEO Cyril Kobus dies
- Updated
- 3 Feb 2023
How we know this
- 01Xolile Mtshazo (2021). Article
- 02Football stalwart Cyril Kobus has passed away, from Sunday World [online], https://sundayworld.co.za/breaking-news/football-stalwart-cyril-kobus-has-passed-away/ [Accessed: 02 February 2023] Marc Strydom (2021). Article
- 03Kaizer Motaung: 'Cyril Kobus ‘played key role in development of football’, from Times Live [online], https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2021-06-30-kaizer-motaung-cyril-kobus-played-key-role-in-development-of-football/ [Accessed: 02 February 2023]
Last updated · 3 Feb 2023
South African History Online. (2023, February 3). Former National Soccer League CEO Cyril Kobus dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0151931
South African History Online (2023) 'Former National Soccer League CEO Cyril Kobus dies', South African History Online, 3 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0151931 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).
South African History Online, Former National Soccer League CEO Cyril Kobus dies [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0151931, (accessed 6 November 2026).
"Former National Soccer League CEO Cyril Kobus dies." South African History Online, 3 Feb. 2023, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0151931. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Former National Soccer League CEO Cyril Kobus dies." South African History Online. February 3, 2023. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0151931.
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