"He was in his own place together with his wife. He was shaking and the wife came and woke us up. We rushed to the house and when we got there, he was shaking. We put him on his car in an attempt to rush to the hospital so that he can get help. "When we go to Pietermaritzburg (from Cato Ridge), he was no more.

He passed away on our way to the hospital." Arrows boss Mato Madlala is devastated by the passing away of Mngwengwe. "I'm saddened by the passing away of Nkanyiso. I remember when he first arrived at Arrows as a promising footballer, full of energy. He was ready to fight for the team. I would like to extend my sincere condolences to the family of Mngwengwe. My thoughts and prayer are with you in this difficult moment," Madlala stated. Mngwengwe joined Abafana Bes'thende in 2013-14 under the tutelage of Manqoba Mngqithi. He made his debut at the age of 22. Mngqithi told IOL Sport he signed Mngwengwe because of defensive prowess.

"The reason why I signed that boy is that he had a rare talent one-on-one defensively. That talent was exceptional. He was very strong, but there were still areas to work on," Mngqithi said "Looking at the number of defenders that we had at that time, I believe he had the capacity to play in the PSL. He was a rare talent.

I believed in him so much, and he never let me down." He made 140 appearances during his career with Abafana Bes'thende after bursting on the scene in 2013. "I was very disappointed when I heard that he has passed on because I know he had a lot of injuries which made it difficult for him to realise his true potential. He came to us on trials and I admired him the first time I saw him. He was a very nice boy. "He was humble and down to earth. He never gave me problems by coming late at training," Mngqithi added.