On Monday, a powerful earthquake hit Turkey, leaving a trail of destruction and loss of life in its wake. South African soccer star Dino Ndlovu, who recently signed for Turkish second-tier side Boluspor, has now given an update on his safety following the natural disaster.
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I’m safe but lot of lives have been lost and the city of Hatay is damaged so the league is paused for 2 weeks I think.” –
Turkey based striker Dino Ndlovu has confirmed that he is safe after the earthquakes in the country. pic.twitter.com/CaPv6JE1yt
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Speaking to the Siya crew, the former SuperSport United and Mpumalanga Black Aces player confirmed that the city he was in was affected by the earthquake, but that he is safe. “I am okay. I am safe. The earthquake did hit our city, but not as much as it hit in the province. A lot of people lost their lives and others got injured and a few players from other teams went missing,” he said.
Ndlovu, who previously played for Kocaelispor in the Turkish second tier, also confirmed that the league has been paused until further notice. “They’ve paused the league for now, so we are waiting to hear for how long it will be paused for, but for now we are still training, and we will continue to train.”
At the time of the earthquake, Boluspor were ninth on the Turkish 1 Lig standings, with 22 matches played.
