Popular South African football administrator Crown Monnakgotla died at a private Johannesburg clinic at the weekend after a short illness, his family confirmed on Monday.
The family said Monnakgotla, a former Premier Soccer League employee, died late on Saturday. He was in charge of the then National Soccer League (NSL) Third Division League.
Monnakgotla was one of the founder members of the NSL in 1985 after a breakaway from the National Professional Soccer League.
Monnakgotla joined SABC Topsport in the early 1980s as a production assistant after quitting teaching.
He later worked for the national broadcaster as a sports commentator for both Radio Mmabatho and television presenting various sports programmes.
Monnakgotla will be buried at the Westpark cemetery in Johannesburg on Saturday. — Sapa