South Africa, June 23 -- In his decades-long and storied broadcasting career, his iconic phrase, "Coach, thoughts please?" upped the intrigue for viewers in post-match interviews and became iconic in the football fraternity.

A passionate and supremely talented storyteller, Msibi had a penchant for live football and boxing commentary and analysis.

Face of SuperSport football

He started at SuperSport as a ring announcer with the late boxing promoter, Mzi Mnguni, in the late 1990s before becoming a seasoned boxing commentator, becoming the first to commentate in isiZulu and English on the sports broadcaster.

Msibi soon embedded himself in the football sphere, becoming one of the faces and voices of football on SuperSport following the ac...