/ 30 April 1999

CHIEFS PLAYER SHOT

KAIZER Chiefs’ midfielder Lifa Gqosha is recovering in Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital after police shot him on Tuesday night while he was allegedly trying to flee. Gqosha had been arrested for possesion of a suspected stolen vehicle and assaulting a police officer. The player’s family plan to lay charges against the police for assault. Gqosha’s younger brother claims the Chief’s player did not assault the police. He is in stable condition under police guard in the hospital.