Lyle Foster of Orlando Pirates celebrates goal during the Absa Premiership 2017/18 match between Orlando Pirates and Polokwane City at Orlando Stadium, Soweto South Africa on 20 January 2018 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix.
Proof that Lyle Foster will always be an Orlando Pirates fan
Burnley and Bafana Bafana striker Lyle Foster is an established Premier League player, but he’ll never forget his Orlando Pirates roots.
Lyle Foster of Orlando Pirates celebrates goal during the Absa Premiership 2017/18 match between Orlando Pirates and Polokwane City at Orlando Stadium, Soweto South Africa on 20 January 2018 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix.
Burnley and Bafana Bafana star Lyle Foster will never forget his Orlando Pirates roots.
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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 enjoyed it 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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Premier League update
Foster has been battling mental health issues for the past couple of weeks and hasn’t been fit or healthy enough to feature for the Clarets. Burnley’s management has been wonderfully supportive of the Bafana Bafana man, and can’t wait to have their star back in action.
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