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Bafana Bafana 🇿🇦 starting line up vs Mexico 🇲🇽

🚨 IT’S MATCHDAY !! 🇿🇦🚨
⚽ Mexico vs Bafana Bafana
📅 Thursday, 11 June 2026
🏟️ Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
🕕 Kick-off: 21:00 (SA Time)
🖥 SABC + & SABC 1

𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝟓𝟏.𝟐 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐏𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬

Orlando Pirates are set to bank a staggering financial fortune from the 2026 FIFA World Cup! The Soweto giants are in line to receive a minimum of R51.2 million through FIFA’s Club Benefits Programme after supplying an incredible eight players to Hugo Broos’ final Bafana Bafana squad.

The Buccaneers dominate the national setup, making them one of the highest-earning clubs on the African continent ahead of the tournament kick-off!

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐂𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

FIFA compensates domestic teams on a daily basis for releasing their stars, starting from the official training window on 25 May until the country's tournament journey ends.

• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤: With Bafana Bafana locked in until at least their final Group A clash on 25 June, each player guarantees roughly R6.4 million. For 8 players, that brings the base payout to R51.2 million! 💰🚀

• 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐬: This figure will skyrocket even further if South Africa manages to fight their way out of the group stage and into the round of 16. 🏆✨

Pirates are currently tied with Mamelodi Sundowns and Egyptian powerhouse Al Ahly as the most represented African clubs at the tournament, with Sundowns also guaranteed an identical R51.2 million windfall! 🇿🇦🌍

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐂𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄 🏴‍☠️✈️

The eight Sea Robbers who have packed their bags for the global showpiece cover every single department on the pitch:

🧤 𝐒𝐢𝐩𝐡𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 (Goalkeeper)
🛡️ 𝐍𝐤𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢 𝐒𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐢 (Central defender)
🧠 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚 (Midfielder)
🏃‍♂️ 𝐓𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢 (Winger)
⚡ 𝐎𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬 (Winger)
🪄 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐠 (Attacking midfielder)
💪 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐛e𝐥𝐞𝐛e𝐥𝐞 (Defender/Winger)
🎯 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐠𝐨𝐩𝐚 (Striker)

𝐁𝐀F𝐀𝐍𝐀

Wow!! The Face🇿🇦🎖️

President Yam 2k In the city 🇺🇸🥹🥹🙌

Studio turned into the Pirates’ trophy room 🏴‍☠️✨

Earlier we had Orlando Pirates Football Club Media Officer Thandi Merafe roll through with Mpho Tshabatsane & Boitumelo Radiopane and they brought the 2025/2026 Betway Premiership trophy for a studio flex 😮‍💨
We touched it, we admired it, we took ALL the pics. Touch some silverware, it won’t bite 😂📸

Once Always. The champions pulled up to 💛🖤

Botswana 🇧🇼…🤍🖤☠️☠️

Scott Maphuma
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Since joining Orlando Pirates in September 2020, Deon Hotto has won 10 trophies in total with the club (9 major official titles and 1 club feature cup)

​Major Domestic Trophies

• MTN 8 Cup (5): 2020/21, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26

•Nedbank Cup (2): 2022/23, 2023/24

•South African Premiership league / PSL (1): 2025/26

•Carling Knockout Cup / League Cup (1): 2025

•Carling Black Label Cup (1): 2025/26

With Orlando Pirates lads – I'm on a streak! I've been a top fan for 5 months in a row. 🎉