Former South African Football Association president Solomon "Sticks" Morewa died at the age of 61. Mr Morewa played an instrumental role in South Africa's readmission in International Football, He was also at the helm of South African Football Assosiation (Safa) during the 1996 African Nations Cup.
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24 September 2005
Former South African Football Association president Solomon 'Sticks' Morewa died
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- 3 Feb 2023
From left : Cyril kobus and Solomon "Stix" Morewa
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- 01(2021). Article
- 02Stix Morewa dies, from News24 [online], https://www.news24.com/News24/Stix-Morewa-dies-20050925 [Accessed: 02 February 2023] (2021). Article
- 03Morewa died of diabetes, from Economic News [online], https://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=19193&page=archive-read [Accessed: 02 February 2023]
Last updated · 3 Feb 2023
South African History Online. (2023, February 3). Former South African Football Association president Solomon 'Sticks' Morewa died. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0151932
South African History Online (2023) 'Former South African Football Association president Solomon 'Sticks' Morewa died', South African History Online, 3 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0151932 (Accessed: 24 October 2026).
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South African History Online. "Former South African Football Association president Solomon 'Sticks' Morewa died." South African History Online. February 3, 2023. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0151932.
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