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Cavin Johnson: Coached Kaizer Chiefs supported Orlando Pirates

Former Kaizer Chiefs coach Cavin Johnson has revealed that he grew up supporting Orlando Pirates.

Born in Westbury, Johannesburg, Johnson told Junior Khanye on Junior Khanye Khohlwa that he always had excuses to go to Orlando Stadium.

Johnson said as youngsters, they could identify with a lot of Pirates players, including Jomo Sono.

The former Al Ahly assistant coach reveals this on the back of his departure from Kaizer Chiefs.

He had an unsuccessful stint with Amakhosi who fired him at the end of last season due to a series of poor results.

His revelation could well be seen a spit on the face of Chiefs fans but it’s really not that deep in football.

For instance, Pitso Mosimane grew up supporting Chiefs but he coached SuperSport United and Mamelodi Sundowns.

Furthermore, a lot of legendary players, including Helman Mkhalele and Jerry Sikhosana grew up supporting Chiefs but played for Pirates.

Benni McCarthy, now a high-profile coach, supported Chiefs but played for Pirates before coaching Cape Town City and AmaZulu.

CAVIN JOHNSON SAYS HE GREW UP SUPPORTING ORLANDO PIRATES

“As a youngster… this is going to kill the people. Locally, I have always been a Pirates fan. It’s the people’s team,” revealed Johnson.

“In my teenage years, I always went to Orlando. And Pirates, we could identify with Jomo and a lot of the guys who were there.

“They always had a diversified team… we always had an excuse to go to Orlando.”

“If you were going to Orlando and the police stop and ask, ‘what are you doing here?’ We would lie and say, ‘no no, I’m going to watch my uncle’. Pirates always had a mixture of players.”

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