‘Muti-ball’ mars football's decisive weekend

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Jwaneng Galaxy and Security Systems players fighting over suspicious liquid allegedly poured by members of Galaxy bench PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

As the Orange FA Cup title and a Premier League spot were were being determined this past weekend, the contest reached fever pitch and once again the local game found itself caught between the 'spills and the beads'.

The weekend was meant to crown national cup champions and anoint new Premier League arrivals, but football’s dirtiest mystery, muti, took center stage, tainting two high-stakes matches.

The most glaring scene unfolded under the floodlights of the National Stadium during the Orange FA Cup final between Security Systems and Jwaneng Galaxy on Friday eveving. With tension already suffocating the atmosphere, chaos erupted just before the start of extra time. Members of Galaxy’s bench were allegedly seen pouring a suspicious liquid into the south goalpost, the end where Systems were defending.

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