Nedbank Cup: Orlando Pirates Twitter Account Quotes Bible in Trolling Kaizer Chiefs

• All of those connected to Orlando Pirates are not going to let their Kaizer Chiefs counterparts rest for the next while
• This was following their 2-1 victory over their arch-rivals in the Nedbank Cup semifinal at Soccer City on Saturday
• The Buccaneers' social media manager was in a particularly ruthless mood, invoking the Bible and hip-hop music to gloat

Banter makes the sporting world go round.

As far as Orlando Pirates' social media manager is concerned, it is about worsening the Kaizer Chiefs family's mood for the foreseeable future. This was after the Buccaneers sent the Amakhosi crashing out of the Nedbank Cup semifinal 2-1 on Saturday at Soccer City.

The said administrator of the team's Twitter account edited a series of clips together of various incidents involving the club this season, from a tunnel bust-up to Chiefs celebrating being drawn against their Soweto rivals. The accompanying song was "Superhero (Heroes & Villains) by Metro Boomin featuring Future and Chris Brown.

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The accompanying tweet was the Bible verse 'John 20:21', which reads:

"Jesus, therefore, said to them again, "Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you."

This is a reference to the joke that is always told after Chiefs - the country's most popular team - loses, which supposedly brings peace to South Africa.

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Just over four years ago, the legendary broadcaster Robert Marawa was in an uncompromising mood about Chiefs’ concerning lack of trophies, with the Amakhosi having gone nearly four years without silverware at that point.

Summoning theatrics and overly dramatic narrative, Marawa contextualised this mediocrity in the only way he knows how to…

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Video comes back to haunt Chiefs

The saying goes that be careful what you wish for.

Several weeks ago, Sports Brief reported on how Chiefs players were celebrating being drawn against Pirates in South Africa’s FA Cup. Who could blame them for they had a five-match winning streak against their mortal enemy, and had just come off a rousing victory in the quarterfinal against Royal AM.

This has come back to haunt them.