Cedric "Sugar Ray" Xulu (13 December 1939 – 4 May 2020) was a South African

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Career

Xulu was a footballer whose career in the 1960s led him to play for local side

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and

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. In 1972, he played for Zulu Royals (now AmaZulu), who won the NPSL that season. He played for the SA Black XI in the 1970s, which he captained. He received the Chairman's Award at the 2019

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. The stadium

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in the City of Durban is named after him.

References

1939 births 2020 deaths South African men's soccer players AmaZulu F.C. players Mbabane Swallows F.C. players South African expatriate men's soccer players South African expatriates in Eswatini Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Men's association football players not categorized by position {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub