Divine Lunga unharmed after Johannesburg shooting incident

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·8 July 2026

Divine Lunga unharmed after Johannesburg shooting incident

Divine Lunga, the 31-year-old Mamelodi Sundowns defender, escaped uninjured after his car came under fire in Hillbrow, central Johannesburg, on Sunday.

According to The Citizen, the Zimbabwe international was driving to church with his younger brother when they were targeted, apparently after he was mistaken for an off-duty police officer.

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The attacker was not identified, and a police spokesperson said no arrests have yet been made. South Africa records one of the highest homicide rates globally.

Lunga has 31 caps for Zimbabwe and joined the Pretoria club in 2021, winning the domestic league three times and the CAF Champions League this season.

Mamelodi Sundowns have not commented, while Zimbabwe’s national team shared an image of Lunga in a prayer pose with a brief message of faith.

Source: L'Équipe