Luke Fleurs, who was playing for Kaizer Chiefs, was waiting to be attended to at the petrol station in Johannesburg when gunmen shot him dead.
The approval was based on “acceptable safety, quality and efficacy data submitted by MC Pharma”.
Dams in South Africa are said to be at their bursting points due to this month’s torrential rains.
Cyril Ramaphosa, who was given the Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine in February, tested positive for COVID-19 on December 12.
A South African court on Wednesday set aside an earlier decision to release him on medical parole.
