Cops nab PSL player after high-speed chase

Johannesburg - A 21-year-old PSL player was nabbed for speeding when he clocked 196km/h on the N12 freeway eastbound in the Alberton area on Sunday.

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) spokesperson Chief Superintendent Wilfred Kgasago said the footballer in his black VW Polo GTI was finally cornered by officers on three motorbikes and a BMW.

"The player refused to stop and it took three EMPD motorbikes and a BMW to be eventually cornered at the Edenvale exit on the R21 freeway eastbound."