Oshwin Andries (24 February 2003 – 4 February 2023) was a South African footballer who played in the South African Premier Division for Stellenbosch.

Andries played for local youth sides Maties Academy and Gleneagles, before joining professional team Stellenbosch in 2018.^[1] He progressed through the academy, notably winning the South African reserve competition, the DStv Diski Challenge, before going on to win the Premier League Next Gen Cup in England - scoring from the half-way line in a 7–2 win over Leicester City in the final.^[2]

Following an injury crisis at Stellenbosch during the 2022–23 season, Andries was drafted into the first team, featuring at centre-back in a 1–1 draw with Orlando Pirates, with his performance being described as "near perfect" by broadcaster SuperSport.^[3] He scored his first and only goal for the club three days later, in a 3–1 win over Royal AM; receiving the ball on the edge of his own area, he drove forward before passing to a teammate, receiving it back and scoring.^[2][4] In doing so, he became Stellenbosch's youngest ever goal-scorer in the South African top flight.^[5]

Andries represented South Africa at under-20 and under-23 level, captaining the former.^[6][7]

On 29 January 2023, Andries was having drinks at a bar in Klapmuts with four others, including his niece, Nadene Hartman, and his girlfriend, Ruché van Rooyen.^[8] According to Van Rooyen, after a man had bumped into her accidentally, Andries had jokingly asked him why he had done so.^[8] The man took his joke seriously, and an argument ensued, which led to a fistfight between the man and Andries, according to Hartman.^[9]

Van Rooyen stated that the man returned later with a knife, and began stabbing multiple people before stabbing Andries repeatedly, with the footballer receiving wounds to his head and lower back.^[8] After his attacker had fled, Andries was taken to a hospital in Stellenbosch, but was discharged just five hours later after his wounds had been bandaged.^[8] Over the next few days, he spent his time between his mother and girlfriend's homes, and even attended Stellenbosch training sessions – though he was not involved – before complaining of pain. His mother took him to a private doctor, who cleaned his wounds and gave him stronger painkillers, but after this did not help, his mother decided to take him from his girlfriend's house to a hospital in Paarl.^[8] He reportedly stopped breathing on the journey to the hospital, while in his mother's arms, and was confirmed dead on his arrival at the hospital on 4 February 2023.^[6][10]

The family of the alleged perpetrator reportedly fled their family home, with the sister of the alleged stating that they "lived in fear because people want to kill [her] brother", after a crowd of people had invaded their home on the night of the incident.^[9] She also stated that alcohol had been involved, and that the police had turned them away when her brother went to hand himself in.^[9] Andries' mother stated that she had not received an apology or condolences from the family of the alleged.^[8]

His funeral was held on 18 February 2023, where hundreds gathered to pay their respects.^[1] On what would have been his 20th birthday, his club, Stellenbosch, retired his number 25 jersey in his honour.^[11]