Cedric Xulu

{{Short description|South African footballer (1939–2020)}}

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|death_place = Pinetown, South Africa

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|youthyears1 = 1954–1965

|youthclubs1 = Clermont Home Defenders

|youthyears2 = 1965–1971

|youthclubs2 = Avalon Athletic

|youthyears3 = 1971

|youthclubs3 = Hammanskraal United

|years1 = 1971–1983

|clubs1 = Zulu Royals

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|clubs2 = Mbabane Swallows

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|nationalteam1 = South Africa Black XI

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Cedric "Sugar Ray" Xulu (13 December 1939 – 4 May 2020) was a South African footballer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.enca.com/sport/football-legend-sugar-ray-xulu-dies-aged-81|title=Football legend 'Sugar Ray' Xulu dies aged 81|website=eNCA}}{{Cite web|url=https://ewn.co.za/2020/05/05/amazulu-and-other-sa-clubs-pay-tribute-to-cedric-sugar-ray-xulu|title=AmaZulu and other SA clubs pay tribute to Cedric 'Sugar Ray' Xulu|first=Michael|last=Pedro|website=ewn.co.za}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/soccer/2020-05-05-tributes-continue-to-pour-in-for-amazulu-legend-cedric-sugar-ray-xulu/|title=Tributes continue to pour in for AmaZulu legend Cedric "Sugar Ray" Xulu|website=SowetanLIVE}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/amazulu-cedric-sugar-ray-xulu-dies/|title=AmaZulu mourns passing of Cedric 'Sugar Ray' Xulu as tributes pour in|date=5 May 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Soccer/PSL/amazulu-confirm-death-of-club-legend-sugar-ray-xulu-20200505|title=AmaZulu confirm death of club legend Sugar Ray Xulu|date=5 May 2020|website=Sport}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2020-05-05-tributes-continue-to-pour-in-for-amazulu-legend-cedric-sugar-ray-xulu/|title=Tributes continue to pour in for AmaZulu legend Cedric 'Sugar Ray' Xulu|website=TimesLIVE}}

Career

Xulu was a footballer whose career in the 1960s led him to play for local side AmaZulu and Mbabane Swallows in Swaziland.{{cite web |url=http://fifaworldcup.durban.gov.za/Pages/training_stadia.aspx |title=Training Stadia |accessdate=29 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918210006/http://fifaworldcup.durban.gov.za/Pages/training_stadia.aspx |archivedate=18 September 2009 }} In 1972, he played for Zulu Royals (now AmaZulu), who won the NPSL that season.{{cite web|url=https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/sugar-ray-xulu-honoured-through-book/|title=Book honour for soccer legend 'Sugar Ray' Xulu|first=Minoshni|last=Pillay|date=2 December 2017}} He played for the SA Black XI in the 1970s, which he captained.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/sport/soccer/2020-05-05-football-mourns-death-of-sugar-ray-xulu/|title=Football mourns death of Sugar Ray Xulu|website=BusinessLIVE}}

He received the Chairman's Award at the 2019 PSL Awards.

The stadium Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in the City of Durban is named after him.

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