The Buccaneers, Tweeted that "ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK" and shared that within hours of being unveiled, the kit was already sold out online. Clearly, their new and bold orange colourway is a firm favourite, despite it being trolled online.
ZAlebs who are staunch Orlando Pirates fans celebrated the arrival of the kit on their Twitter accounts, Naak Musiq Tweeted together with pictures of himself celebrating the arrival of his Orlando Pirates kit.
The dragging and Social Media banter began when fans and famous brands started to compare the Orlando Pirates kit to weird but strikingly similar orange objects, distinctive to South Africa. Like Chicken Licken and Fanta orange complimenting the distinct orange colourway, then Moja Chicken claiming that the came up with the colourway first.
"Y'all only made 20 Jerseys so they can be sold out for you to make it seem like it's on high demand. Great marketing strategy though"
However, Thandi Merafe, the Orlando Pirates Media Officer had this to say about the new and bold kit.
βThe striking design of our new kit shows that weβre constantly progressing and growing as a club, while retaining our distinctive visual identity and logo. The result is a kit that keeps the traditions that are woven into our heritage and DNA, while signaling a fresh era for South Africaβs most-loved team,β
