Former Bafana Bafana skipper Neil Tovey is recovering in an uMhlanga hospital after undergoing a heart operation.
Tovey is recovering as the country holds its breath for another former player, John “Shoes” Moshoeu, who is reported to be critical in a Joburg hospital.
Tovey and Moshoeu were part of the 1996 squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations tournament under Clive Barker.
The 52-year-old TV analyst suffered a heart attack while playing squash at his residential complex in Mount Edgecombe and, after being driven to the nearby hospital by his girlfriend, suffered another one before a stent was successfully inserted into a blocked artery.
He was put in intensive care after the operation as a routine procedure.
“I feel fine now. It looks like there was a build-up of cholesterol over time and that narrowed the artery and caused the heart attack. I will obviously have to watch my eating from now on,” Tovey said.
Moshoeu’s manager Glyn Binkin set the record straight and scotched rumours that Moshoeu was dead.
The 49-year-old is allegedly fighting for his life and is not dead, as some reports have stated.
Binkin tweeted: “Good to see Shoes Moshoeu smiling with family & friends at the hospital. Wishing him a speedy recovery. Onwards and upwards!!”
Moshoeu’s mom Reena said: “For the past few months, he’s been going from one private hospital to another, until his medical aid ran out.”
She didn’t seem to know what was ailing her son. - The Star