Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena has clarified that his remarks about Kaizer Chiefs were misinterpreted, saying he did not mean to imply that they are a lucky team.
Instead, Rulani Mokwena stated his “Chiefs are a very lucky team” comments were taken out of context and that he was not disrespecting the club.
Mokwena uttered these words after Sundowns beat Amakhosi 2-1 in a DStv Premiership clash last month. He was warning his troops about their 1-0 half-time lead, stating that historically, “Chiefs have been a very fortunate team”.
Addressing the media at the PSL offices in Johannesburg on Thursday, Mokwena shed light on the statement.
‘GOD IS A KAIZER CHIEFS SUPPORTER’: MOKWENA
“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,” said Mokwena.
“My goodness, I wish someone would say, ‘I was a very lucky person’. When someone says you are lucky, they actually are saying there is a divinity. God’s hand sometimes fall in your favour.
“Imagine someone says to you that you are chosen by God. In most cases, you are the one that God chooses when he has to choose between you and others. And people try to misconstrue, misuse (that).
“I can 100% tell you, as a kid who grew up in Orlando West, I know – having experienced so many games of Pirates vs. Chiefs first-hand, I know when I would watch so many games, my goodness, I would understand the feeling and the touch when Chiefs won.
“I would hear what the people would say, I would read the storylines when Pirates played Chiefs when Swallows played Chiefs, and [in] how many games you just saw God’s divine hand following Kaizer Chiefs. Mokwena added: “It is very true, God must be a Kaizer Chiefs supporter.
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And there is no greater, no greater compliment that could be given – you guys laugh, but I’m being serious.
“Honestly, I wish someone would say to me, ‘My goodness, God loves you’. And not only say it but really have the evidence to point to say it’s true. “We’re playing against a very good team, a well-coached team, and I say this with a lot [of respect].
I know where you guys are going, and it’s okay.” Chiefs will host Sundowns in the first leg of the MTN8 semifinal at FNB Stadium on Saturday (15:00).