Rumours that flew on social media yesterday claiming that former Bafana Bafana star John "Shoes" Moshoeu had died, were unfounded.

Moshoeu is reportedly in a serious condition at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital in Parktown.

Hospital public relations manager Lungiswa Mvumvu said she could not confirm Moshoeu's condition.

But she contradicted reports Moshoeu, the 49-year-old midfield star of the 1996 Bafana team that won the Africa Cup of Nations, had passed away yesterday.

"He's been here for over a month. The report I had this morning was that he's still here and he's responding well to treatment," Mvumvu said.

"When I say he's responding well it means the condition he was in when he was admitted is slowly improving. He's conscious."

Media reports this week said that Moshoeu has been in and out of hospitals for some time. Mvumvu could not confirm reports the former Kaizer Chiefs star had been at another hospital, then taken to Charlotte.

"I wouldn't know about that. That would be a family issue.

"Unfortunately, I can neither disclose his condition nor disclose what's wrong with him. The family will give a statement when they have time."

Meanwhile, another Bafana legend Neil Tovey, 52, was reported to be in intensive care in a Durban hospital after being resuscitated three times yesterday following multiple heart-attacks. - additional reporting by Nick Said