Just one week after their historic Nedbank Cup triumph, TS Galaxy have confirmed that promising midfielder Thembinkosi Mbamba has passed on after he was reportedly involved in a car accident.

The midfielder, who featured in the Nedbank Cup final last weekend against Kaizer Chiefs, was reportedly involved in a car accident on Friday evening, and becomes another professional player in a long list who have lost their lives in car accidents.

Mbamba got his breakthrough as a part of the Nedbank Cup Ke Yona team search, and after a short trial with SuperSport United, signed for TS Galaxy in the National First Division this past season.

A sad morning for the TS Galaxy family as we woke up to the sad news of Thembinkosi Mbamba’s passing. Last week we were celebrating with him, today we mourn him. Our sincere condolences to his family during this difficult period. Sleep well young Rocket. pic.twitter.com/pCKyxH0orv

— TS Galaxy FC (@TSGALAXYFC) May 25, 2019

The club confirmed the news with a short statement on their twitter account, which read: ’A sad morning for the TS Galaxy family as we woke up to the sad news of Thembinkosi Mbamba’s passing.

‘Last week we were celebrating with him, today we mourn him. Our sincere condolences to his family during this difficult period. Sleep well, young Rocket.’