Did you already know these items about Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates Lionel Messi and different large footballing names around the globe? Maybe, possibly not.
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FRIDAY FACTS: Kaizer Chiefs, Messi, Pirates & Man United
- Kaizer Chiefs’ nickname ‘Amakhosi’ was given to it by Simon Shezi, at whose Soweto residence the founding assembly of the Club was held. Shezi translated Chiefs into isiZulu, which is Amakhosi. He additionally greeted individuals with Makhosi (Chiefs) and the identify has caught ever since.
- Lionel Messi is the one participant in historical past to attain a World Cup aim in his teenagers, 20s and 30s.
- Man United have NEVER misplaced a Premier League residence recreation that they have been main at halftime. Unreal.
- The most up-to-date hat-trick in a Soweto Derby match was scored in 1996 by Orlando Pirates’ Jerry ‘Legs of Thunder’ Sikhosana in a 4-1 win over Chiefs within the Bob Save Super Bowl semi-finals.
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