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.

ONCE ALWAYS: Proof that Lyle Foster will always be an Orlando Pirates stan

Lyle Foster is likely to make his Premier League debut this weekend, but he’ll never forget his Orlando Pirates roots.

by James Freemantle

11-08-2023 11:17

in Premier Soccer League

New Burnley striker Lyle Foster, who might make his Premier League debut this weekend, 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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https://twitter.com/LBFoster9/status/1583867695467896832?s=20

Tweet: @LBFoster9 / Twitter

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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