体坛英语资讯：Tributes pour in for South African football great Eddie Lewis
<p><span word="JOHANNESBURG">JOHANNESBURG</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 4-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="SAFA">SAFA</span>) <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SA">SA</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="fraternity">fraternity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="condolences">condolences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="renowned">renowned</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Eddie">Eddie</span> <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protracted">protracted</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="prostate">prostate</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="footballer">footballer</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="giants">giants</span>, <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="United">United</span>, <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span> <span word="coached">coached</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="void">void</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span>.</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span>, <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span> <span word="coached">coached</span> <span word="Soweto">Soweto</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="Kaizer">Kaizer</span> <span word="Chiefs">Chiefs</span>, <span word="Moroka">Moroka</span> <span word="Swallows">Swallows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wits">Wits</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span> <span word="spell">spell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jomo">Jomo</span> <span word="Sono">Sono</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Burkina">Burkina</span> <span word="Faso">Faso</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> 2-0 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span>, <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>-<span word="per">per</span>-<span word="view">view</span> <span word="channel">channel</span> <span word="SuperSport">SuperSport</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="endeared">endeared</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="incisive">incisive</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commentary">commentary</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="fraternity">fraternity</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Safa">Safa</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="deepest">deepest</span> <span word="condolences">condolences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sorrow">sorrow</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Safa">Safa</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Kirsten">Kirsten</span> <span word="Nematandani">Nematandani</span>.</p><p><span word="Moroka">Moroka</span> <span word="Swallows">Swallows</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="advisor">advisor</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="Eddie">Eddie</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span>. <span word="Eddie">Eddie</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Development">Development</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swallows">Swallows</span> <span word="squad">squad</span>.</p>
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