Cape Town - Kaizer Chiefs chairperson Kaizer Motaung says he was 'shocked' to learn of the death of former striker Marc Batchelor.

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News24 confirmed that Batchelor was shot multiple times through the driver's window of his car by two gunmen on motorbikes in Olivedale, Johannesburg on Monday night.

The 49-year-old died on the scene.

The striker also played for Wits, Orlando Pirates, Moroka Swallows and Mamelodi Sundowns.

Batchelor was part of the Buccaneers squad that won the CAF Champions League title against ASEC Mimosas in a two-legged encounter in 1995.

Meanwhile, tributes immediately started to stream in from former team-mates and fans of the striker who donned the No 25 jersey for both Soweto giants.

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"I am shocked to learn about the passing of former Kaizer Chiefs player Marc Batchelor," Amakhosi's Twitter account quoted Motaung as saying.

"On behalf of Kaizer Chiefs I wish to express my deepest heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, friends and the football fraternity.

"May his soul rest in eternal peace - Kaizer Motaung." 

"I am shocked to learn about the passing of former Kaizer Chiefs player Marc Batchelor. On behalf of Kaizer Chiefs I wish to express my deepest heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, friends and the football fraternity. May his soul rest in eternal peace" - Kaizer Motaung pic.twitter.com/m3kqReIiG9

— Kaizer Chiefs (@KaizerChiefs) July 16, 2019