WATCH: “God is a Kaizer Chiefs Supporter” says Rulani Mokwena

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena stands by his statement that Kaizer Chiefs have “‘historically been a very lucky team.”

Mokwena made the statement after Downs’s 2-1 league win against Chiefs at Loftus Stadium on August 9, where he said he cautioned his troops at half-time saying “Historically Kaizer Chiefs are a very lucky team.’”

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Speaking ahead of the MTN8 clash between his team and Amakhosi on Saturday, the Soweto-born coach believes his MTN8 opponents were showered with luck by the man above.

Mokwena claims he was paying a compliment to Chiefs

“I know somebody is waiting for a headline, somebody is waiting for a statement that they can misuse like this statement I made to say ‘Kaizer Chiefs is a very lucky team’, and people took that statement and they ran with it,” Mokwena said.

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“I would hear what the people would say, I would read the story-lines when Pirates played Chiefs, when Swallows played Chiefs, and how many games you just saw God’s divine hand following Kaizer Chiefs.

“And I can tell you with 100% certainty that as a kid growing up in Orlando West I experienced so many games of Pirates against Chiefs. And I would understand the feeling people when Chiefs won,” he said.

Mokwena told the media that his statement should not be taken the wrong way as he was complimenting Kaizer Chiefs.

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“I would understand the feeling of how many games [where] you just saw God’s divine hands falling upon Kaizer Chiefs. and it is very true, God must be a Kaizer Chiefs supporter,” he said.

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