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.
Is Premier League star Lyle Foster an Orlando Pirates fan?
Lyle Foster is an established Premier League star, 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.
New Burnley striker Lyle Foster will never forget his Orlando Pirates roots despite his status as a Premier League star.
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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 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. Click the tweet below.
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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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