Veteran soccer coach, Clive Barker, has passed away in a Durban hospital on Saturday.
In a statement, his family says the veteran coach died after a brave battle with Lewy Body Dementia.
Barker lifted the African Cup of Nations as national coach with Bafana Bafana in 1996.
Earlier we spoke to Doctor Khumalo – he was in the team that did us proud in 1996.
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Beautiful words ❤
I can hear the pain in his voice, Dr Khumalo is hurting for real.
Rip Clive Barker ❤
Wow! Docy I feel your pain. Rest couch Clive Barker in God's eternal peace.
Clive Barker believed in Doctor Khumalo . He really loved him. He'd call him "The Doctor" when he speaks about him in interviews.
I knew that years ago without him him voicing it.
So I'm happy Doctor confirms how clive believed in him.
I loved Clive. He was my favorite coach of all time in SA.
Clive was a legendary and oustanding coach in this country may his soul rest in peace .
May his soul rest in
Rest in peace African champ
May his soul rest in peace.
He was the legend.
Indeed Clive Barker he was a really coach for Bafana Bafana is just SAFA they are selfish to our coaches that are from SA. They don't want to give them money. SAFA take money give the foreign coach. That is wrong. (Message from Norman Tshabalala Mahobe from Mninginisi block 2 but now in Pretoria)
Rip Clive William Barker, you will be missed
May his soul res in eternal peace
The only coach 😢
Inspiration for all in the country, giant of South Africa
May his soul rest in eternal peace
May his soul rest in eternal peace 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
May his soul rest in 🎉
We will never find a coach of clive buker caliber
I feel like crying 😢
Clive Barker only wanted R50 000 in 2002 as a rase after winning AFCON but SAFA decided to be greedy then after we never made it to any AFCON or Word Cup by Qualifying properly 🚮 Mzansi's 🇿🇦 football is such a shame in Africa 🚮 May you rest in peace 🙏 🪦 🙏🕊🕊🕊
Why "soccer" but when you speak, you say football?
May his soul rest in peace,bt nothing was done to support him in his illness while he was alive even fundraising so that maybe he get special doctors bt today abant bayokhuluma beze bakhihlize amagwebu asikaze anime ngisho I national team izomvakashela.
Again may his soul rest in eternal piece
The best Bafana Bafana coach ever, followed by Shakes Mashaba. No matter what, Clive BARKER was the best coach. I still do not understand why Clive was removed from coaching Bafana Bafana. Fare the well Barker. 🌹❤️🥂🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Clive was a phenomenal Coach & d most accomplished Bafana coach in history. May his Soul be an eternal Blessing ❤ ❤
Our Prayers go out to his family
My coach. South African only coach lifted the trophy for SA the first one and the last
RIP coach Barker "🇿🇦💖
What a legend coach and may his soul rest in peace. I was part of the spectators when we beat Tunisia and Congo team to win Caf cup and qualify for a world cup in France.
Sure Dokotella was a player maker together with late Shoes and Dungi- dungi ( John Moeti) Captain, my Captain. To all the players of 1995 and 1996 made us proud. Those who passed on and left this part of the world, May all their souls rest in peace and we thank their families to offer us them to soldier on for the prestigious cups or titles and even today it's a history they wrote, no one will erase it. The Buccaneers paved the way for the squad to conquer Africa. We hope the current squad will emulate these Giants of Football
RIP in coach
May his family and the whole national football fraternity be comforted 🙏