TS Galaxy chairman Tim Sukazi said Kaizer Chiefs marketing director Jessica Motaung sent him a WhatsApp message after his club poked fun at Amakhosi online. The post came ahead of the two teams’ meeting in the Carling Knockout Cup.
Sukazi said the message from Motaung had only three question marks in it. He spoke about it on the radio show Sports Night Amplified.
“I picked up this one late because I was in my law practice, we are very busy but I saw a WhatsApp message from Jessica Motaung with three question marks on it but this all depends on the beholder,” Sukazi said.
The Galaxy owner said he saw the matter late because of work at his law firm. He confirmed that Motaung had reached out to him about the post.
Sukazi admitted the post could cause bad feeling between the two clubs before the cup game. He still said it was only football banter.
“Maybe we have made an enemy leading up to the cup match but also it’s banter and it is just within the boundaries,” he said.
Galaxy, known as The Rockets, have drawn attention for social media posts aimed at the country’s big football clubs. The latest one, aimed at Chiefs, got people talking ahead of the cup clash.
Sukazi also spoke about an earlier post aimed at Orlando Pirates. That post went out before the two sides met in the Betway Premiership, and it was later deleted.
According to IOL, people criticised the Pirates post because they read it as pointing to claims of improper dealings by Pirates. Sukazi said he asked the club’s social media team about it after he saw it.
“Ofcourse when there’s anything on our social media pages, sometimes you have to allow the youngsters to be creative but when I looked at that, I called them in to explain,” he said.
He said the team told him the idea came from the last season. Pirates beat Galaxy 6-0 in that match, and some people then claimed Galaxy had been bribed.
“They reminded of last season when Pirates beat us 6-0 and people said they bribed us so they say they wanted to banter using that angle of where the people’s minds are already,” Sukazi said.
Sukazi said he understood why the team made the post, but he felt the club had to draw a line. He told them to remove it.
“I said I completely understand it but they should take it down because it was overboard,” he said.
The Mpumalanga club has been using social media more and more to build interest in its matches. Its posts have added to a growing rivalry with the country’s oldest and biggest clubs.
Galaxy and Chiefs will next meet in the Carling Knockout Cup, where the online exchange has added extra interest to the tie.
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Tiyani Mathebula writes about sport for Tzaneen Voice. Tiyani covers Bafana Bafana, the Springboks, the Proteas and the PSL, along with athletics, tennis and local club sport. Match reports and previews focus on results, team news, fixtures and what each game means for South African teams and fans.