After ex-Fifa official Chuck Blazer admitted that Fifa had accepted bribes from South Africa to host the 2010 soccer World Cup, minister of sports and recreation Fikile Mbalula emphatically denied that any bribery had ever occurred. The internet, of course, immediately reacted. AAISHA DADI PATEL rounds up Twitter’s finest hour this week: #DenyEverything.
2010 world cup? Bafana? Noh,
we didnt even qualify for that one. #DenyEverything
—
slokobear (@slokobear) June 4,
2015
Chuck blazer ?????? No we don’t what that is. . Is it perhaps an outfit made up of these ? #DenyEverything pic.twitter.com/hBDA0KZnTr
— Sol Phenduka (@solphenduka) June 4, 2015
Don’t assume! This is not
a world cup goal celebration. They Training for driving School lessons. #DenyEverything pic.twitter.com/3V4M0CkcTk
— #DenyEverything
(@EdwinaClover) June
4, 2015
People referenced other infamous South African events…
Nel: Mr Pistorious, was the 2010 WC held in SA? Oscar: Im not sure my lady, it was dark #DenyEverything
— ☆☆ IG: Dez_Mdluli ☆☆ (@DezMdluli) June 4, 2015
And suggested we pass the blame.
We do not know anything.
Nigeria must account. #DenyEverything pic.twitter.com/eth6V4LQSd
— Outside-Mpinga
(@SipheMacanda) June
4, 2015
World Cup, what World Cup – when was this? Where were we? #DenyEverything pic.twitter.com/vhb7RZxhpf
— Lolita (@Lowlah_21) June 4, 2015
This tweep delivered some hard truth…
Host a world cup? our people
don’t even like foreigners. #DenyEverything pic.twitter.com/CJKdq9axeA
— ♛Thandeka
Mogoerane♡ (@thandeka_m3) June 3,
2015
And some suggested drawing on other African events as an excuse
This is the only event I was attending in 2010 #DenyEverything pic.twitter.com/SqUyZivIVZ
— Emtee Limba (@emtee_limba) June 4, 2015
The winner, though…
LMAO the winner of #DenyEverything pic.twitter.com/Yxf6Pz2rAh
— Khanyisani Dlomo
(@KhanyisaniDlomo) June 4,
2015
Mbaks, in London to attend the launch of South Africa’s bid for the 2023 rugby World Cup, cheekily tweeted on Thursday ahead of his meeting:
Please send more tips to avoid been accused of a bribe #RugbyWcBid2023
&mdas h; RSA Min of Sport (@MbalulaFikile) June 4, 2015
And the responses flowed in. Our faves?
@MbalulaFikile Walk around with headphones and
sunglasses on at all times to block the haters.
— João Matthews (@joaomatthews_) June 4,
2015
@mbalulafikile don’t use the word Razmatazz they will think it’s code for an acc number
— Goitsemang Menong (@DatDude_Gwetse) June 4, 2015
Play
Shaggy’s “It wasn’t me” loudly from your hotel room. Everyday. #DenyEverything @MbalulaFikile
— Oh (@MaS1banda) June 4,
2015
And the most difficult thing for Minister of Selfies…
@MbalulaFikile Qhinebe, don’t take selfies with anyone or anything…little birdies can be to FBI sources?pic.twitter.com/IDvEySXEYh
— Thami Majola (@333TSM) June 4, 2015