Muti? 'Suspicious' Orlando Pirates player pics spark rumours

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Not for the first time, Orlando Pirates players have been accused of using muti to help them win soccer matches. This comes amid their victory against Mamelodi Sundowns on Sunday, 16 March.

The Buccaneers – coached by Jose Riveiro – have been on a winning streak in recent weeks.

ORLANDO PIRATES PLAYERS ACCUSED OF USING ‘MUTI’

On the X app, pictures of Orlando Pirates players went viral for all the wrong reasons. The squad were captured arriving at the FNB Stadium ahead of their match against Mamelodi Sundowns.

However, pictures of the team – wearing brown Adidas two-pieces – doing a pitch inspection raised eyebrows among soccer fans. In each image, the players had one closed fist, which many believe sported “muti.” The group then proceeded to the goalpost.

“Everyone is holding muti in their hands,” tweeted Sundowns fan @UmfokaMagolwane in a post that went viral.

Others pointed to a man, alleged to be the “resident sangoma,” who had been spotted throwing a mysterious substance on the ground.

According to another unconfirmed allegation, a tweep claimed that Orlando Pirates players had sprinkled muti in Sundowns players’ change room, forcing them to use another room to get ready.

RITUALS AND RESIDENT SANGOMA

It’s not the first time social media users have accused Orlando Pirates of using muti.

Last year, DJ Naves called out the club over another suspicious video.

In 2017, former Orlando Pirates player Teko Modise also lifted the lid on allegations the PSL team used muti through their “resident sangoma.”

The claims – like bathing in strange concoction, which were also added to their socks, and jumping over sticks – were made in his biography The Curse of Teko Modise.

In 2021, Teko elaborated on an episode of Podcast and Chill.

He said: “Every club has its own rituals. It was scary because it was something new”.