Happy-go-lucky Tim Sukazi, the owner of TS Galaxy FC, has defended his club's provocative social media posts revealing even the msaage he received from Jessica Motaung after The Rockets' troll of Kaizer Chiefs.

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TS Galaxy chairman Tim Sukazi has revealed that he received a WhatsApp message from Kaizer Chiefs marketing director Jessica Motaung following the club’s social media banter ahead of their Carling Knockout Cup meeting.

Galaxy have attracted attention for their provocative posts targeting South Africa’s traditional football powerhouses, with their latest offering aimed at Amakhosi sparking debate ahead of the cup clash.

Sukazi said he only picked up the matter late because of his commitments at his law practice, but confirmed that Motaung had contacted him about the post.

“I picked up this one late because I was in my law practice, we are very busy but I saw a WhatsApp message from Jessica Motaung with three question marks on it but this all depends on the beholder,” Sukazi said on a radio show Sports Night Amplified. 

The Galaxy chairman acknowledged that the post could create tension between the clubs ahead of their meeting but maintained that it was intended as football banter.

“Maybe we have made an enemy leading up to the cup match but also it’s banter and it is just within the boundaries,” he added.

Sukazi also addressed the club’s recent social media exchange with Orlando Pirates before their Betway Premiership encounter, explaining the thinking behind a controversial post that was subsequently deleted.

The post drew criticism after it was interpreted as a reference to allegations of improper dealings involving Pirates. Sukazi said he had questioned the club’s social media team after seeing the content and ultimately decided that it had gone too far.

“Ofcourse when there’s anything on our social media pages, sometimes you have to allow the youngsters to be creative but when I looked at that, I called them in to explain,” he said.

“They reminded of last season when Pirates beat us 6-0 and people said they bribed us so they say they wanted to banter using that angle of where the people’s minds are already.”

Sukazi said he understood the reasoning behind the post but felt the club needed to draw a line.

“I said I completely understand it but they should take it down because it was overboard.”

The Pirates post came amid the growing rivalry between Galaxy and the country’s most established clubs, with the Mpumalanga-based side increasingly using social media to generate attention around its fixtures.

While Sukazi has defended the latest Chiefs post as banter, his comments suggest the club is aware that its online strategy can provoke strong reactions, particularly when it touches on sensitive issues.

With the Carling Knockout meeting approaching, the exchange has added another layer of intrigue to a fixture that is now being discussed both on and off the pitch.