Philemon Raul Masinga was a South African professional footballer and manager who played as a striker from 1990 to 2002.
12 Facts About Phil Masinga
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Phil Masinga was born in Khuma in the city of Matlosana formerly known as Klerksdorp Municipality.
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Phil Masinga played in the English Premier League for Leeds United, and Italian Serie A for Salernitana and Bari.
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Phil Masinga played for Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns with his cousin Bennett Masinga, St Gallen and Al-Wahda.
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Phil Masinga represented South Africa in 58 international games, scoring 18 goals.
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Phil Masinga played in the English Premier League for two years, playing 31 games and scoring five goals, and scored a hat-trick in an FA Cup tie against Walsall on 17 January 1995.
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Phil Masinga moved to Switzerland with St Gallen in 1996, followed by spells in Italy with Salernitana and Bari.
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Phil Masinga made his international debut in July 1992 against Cameroon; this was South Africa's first match following readmission of the country to international football.
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Phil Masinga was in the Bafana Bafana side when South Africa won the African Cup of Nations in 1996 and when they finished second to Egypt in the 1998 African Cup of Nations.
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Phil Masinga played 58 games for his country, scoring 18 goals.
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In 2006, Phil Masinga briefly coached PJ Stars, a now-defunct third-division South African club.
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Phil Masinga had been admitted to hospital the previous month, due to cancer.