Like the millions of Kaizer Chiefs supporters across the country, Saturday’s victory in the Nedbank final against Orlando Pirates brought me so much joy and relief.
Kwade kwana nasentlango (it finally rained in the desert), this became a common sentiment not only among the Khosination but everyone around the country.
While the boys walked away victorious, it was by no means an easy win.
Played at a packed Moses Mabhida Stadium, in KwaZulu Natal, in front of a vociferous crowd of gold, black and white, the last few minutes of the match felt like the decade-long trophy drought we endured leading up to Saturday. After the final whistle the country went berserk.
Kaizer Chiefs supporters sang and danced to celebrate the win. It felt like we won a World Cup. The 10-year snare had been broken.
I must confess that even though we played to win, I didn’t expect the victory. I simply could not believe that our dream had finally come true. The string of poor results caused so much despair among the supporters. We lost confidence in the boys but not in the team. I am unshaken just like all the other Chiefs supporters and I will remain loyal to the team until I go to the grave. The feeling I had on Saturday was inexplicable and the atmosphere in and around my community was different.
I must add that on Saturday I could not sleep trying to explain to my kids what was happening. I have two children (girl 8 and boy 5) who were scared, thinking that something wrong was happening. They saw people running up and down the streets blowing vuvuzelas. I had to sit down with them and explain what was happening. And I told them it was the beginning of new things. It was the first time they witnessed Kaizer Chiefs lifting a prominent trophy since they were born. We are going to reclaim our trophies.
I don’t care who says what, the fact remains Kaizer Chiefs are the champions.
The team traumatised us so much for so long. We became the laughingstock in our communities. We lost our self-esteem. We were unable to speak in the community meetings. No one respected us. Even the so-called minnows walked all over us.
The fact that we walloped the Orlando Pirates in the finals made my day.
To all the Khosination, I’m saying let’s continue supporting the club regardless of the situation. Without us there is no Kaizer Chiefs. All we need is for the Motaung family to boost the squad.
ASIJIKI, Forever Yona.
