Proof that Lyle Foster will always be an Orlando Pirates fan

New Burnley striker Lyle Foster will never forget his Orlando Pirates roots. This tweet proves it.

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Lyle Foster and Orlando Pirates: Once, always

You know how it goes. Once a Pirate always a Pirate. Lyle Foster isn’t too active on social media, but he did tweet this in October last year. He clearly enjoyed when the Buccaneers got the better of Sundowns in the MTN8 semifinals. As you all know, the Sea Robbers went all the way in that tournament.

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Foster started his journey at Mayfair

Lyle Foster was born in the year 2000 in Noordgesig, Soweto, and broke through with Orlando Pirates as a youth product. He was promoted to the Buccaneers first team in 2017, and his first big move abroad came two years later when Ligue 1’s Monaco came calling. All told, Foster made 11 appearances for the Sea Robbers before embarking on his European adventure.

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We could see the 22-year-old make his Clarets debut as soon as this weekend in the FA Cup fourth round. Burnley are away to Ipswich Town on Saturday 28 January with kickoff at 17:00 SA time.

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