SuperSport United beat Highlands Park 1-0 at Orlando Stadium, with Thamsanqa Gabuza producing a Man of the Match performance.
After the game, the team's head coach Kaitano Tembo revealed Gabuza had lost his son a few days before the final.
The former Orlando Pirates forward kept the sad news secret because he didn't want to upset his team going into the MTN8 final.
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We can watch Tembo revealing the news with a special tribute, with two videos from social media below.
There's also a wonderful tribute from former Kaizer Chiefs coach Steve Komphela.