A zimbabwe Soccer star in the US dies fater being knocked down by a car

A Zimbabwean has been knocked down and killed while trying to cross a busy road on foot in the USA.

Abel Sebele(26), who was a professional indoor soccer player for San Diego Sockers, was killed Thursday night while trying to cross Interstate 5. Officers started receiving reports at about 10:30 p.m. of a man walking on the northbound freeway at Old Town Avenue.

A San Diego police said Sebele was seen trying to cross traffic from the right when he was hit by a passing Chevrolet Volt. He died at the scene.

In a statement San Diego Sockers said : “It is with a very heavy heart that the San Diego Sockers announce the passing of Abel ‘Shadow’ Sebele.”

The club’s general manager, John Kentera said :”We are extremely shocked and saddened by this news. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Sebele family. We will forever remember Shadow for his great smile and the kindness with which he treated everyone.”

Sebele was born in Bulawayo. He came to the U.S. in 2005 and settled in the Washington D.C. area.

Shadow played for West Virginia University from 2009-2012. He joined the Sockers this season from the Wichita B52’s where he had an impressive 2014-2015 with 11 goals and 10 assists in 14 games.

The nickname, “Shadow” came from the fact that growing up he would follow his older brother everywhere he went.

He once featured for Bulawayo soccer giants, Highlanders, before being identified by Grassroots Soccer for a scholarship to study in USA.

Source-Online