Former Bafana Bafana captain, Neil Tovey, expressed gratitude for the many speedy recovery wishes he had received as he continued his recovery from a heart operation at Umhlanga Hospital’s intensive care unit.
“I feel fine and now I am just waiting for the doctor to move me to a general ward. When I get out of hospital, I will obviously have to take it easy and be booked off work for a while.
“I have received lots of visitors, telephone calls and messages of support. That’s good,” the 52-year-old TV analyst and coach said from his bed this morning.
The former defender had a heart attack during a game of squash at his upmarket residential complex in Mount Edgecombe on Tuesday and suffered at least one more attack before he was operated on.
A stent was inserted into a blocked artery.
In addition to the many messages of support yesterday, the SA Football Association issued a statement wishing Tovey and another ailing former Bafana player, John “Shoes” Moshoeu, a speedy recovery.
“The two are among the most outstanding legends this country will ever see. They brought us the Africa Cup of Nations trophy and that legacy will live with us forever…” said Safa president, Danny Jordaan.
Moshoeu’s agent, Glyn Binkin, told the Daily News: “Shoes will make a public announcement about his illness when he feels the time is right.” He is in a Johannesburg hospital. - Daily News