Inside Orlando Pirates star Innocent Maela's wedding with Zenande Funani

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Orlando Pirates captain Innocent Maela is making headlines after he recently tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend and sports presenter Zenande Funani.

According to reports, the power couple exchanged vows on Human Rights Day, and close family and friends attended the wedding reception.

INSIDE ORLANDO PIRATES STAR INNOCENT MAELA’S WEDDING WITH ZENANDE FUNANI

Celebrated SuperSport presenter and content creator Zenande Funani posted on her social media feeds:

“I cannot believe that I’m about to marry my best friend! I love and appreciate that man so much! He is so excited, and that makes me even more excited! Oh, iSthandwa sam. God has been so good to us.”

Against the news, photos and videos from their wedding flooded the internet. In the trending clips and photos, Funani is seen wearing traditional IsiXhosa bridal attire and seemingly exchanging vows.

The popular blog MDN News shared one of the clips, which was captioned, “Inside the traditional wedding of Orlando Pirates captain Innocent Maela and sports presenter Zenande Funani.”

The two have been serving goals since they went public, with the SuperSport presenter often sharing photos on the sidelines wearing Orlando Pirates kit.

In January 2025, she made headlines after she shared a picture of them in traditional attire, hinting at their nuptials. At the time, she revealed that her fiancé was preparing to pay for lobola.

The Orlando Pirates star’s wife later posted a photo of herself wearing a ring, saying she had said yes. ‘If you have got a question of my heart? You got it. YES,’ she wrote.

Undoubtedly, the Orlando Pirates star joins a host of players who recently tied the knot. Earlier this year, Siyabonga Ngezana tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend at a beautiful traditional wedding.

Their picture-perfect wedding came barely a year after they got engaged. His wife shared some highlights from the traditional wedding ceremony and lobola negotiations.

She captioned one of the posts, “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.”

Former Orlando Pirates star Vincent Pule also married his longtime girlfriend at a lavish traditional wedding in Qwaqwa, Free State, this year.