Divine Intervention: Footie star Lunga survives gunman attack in SA

Sports Reporter

JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwe international football star Divine Lunga escaped death by a whisker on Sunday after gunmen opened fire on the vehicle he was driving in Hillbrow, Johannesburg.
​The 30-year-old Mamelodi Sundowns defender was driving a blue BMW along Tudhope Street with friends when they were stopped by an unknown man. The man told them he believed they were undercover traffic police and claimed occupants of a vehicle ahead of them had just robbed him of R34,000, according to a police statement.
​Believing they were assisting the man, Lunga and his companions pursued the suspect vehicle. During the high-stakes chase, one of the occupants of the leading vehicle opened fire directly at Lunga’s car, narrowly missing the football star and his friends.
​“One of the bullets struck the BMW, leaving a bullet hole. Fortunately, no injuries were sustained,” police said.
​South African police have launched an investigation into the shooting, and a case of attempted murder has been registered at the Hillbrow police station. No arrests have been made, and investigations are continuing.