Twitter uproar over Minnie gracing KickOff Magazine cover

Minenhle ‘Minnie’ Dlamini is the first woman ever to be on the cover of KickOff Magazine, and Twitter is really not impressed. Minnie is trending, with most saying she was not supposed to be the first woman to be on the cover of the soccer magazine when there are many sportswomen who could have done the job.

Sports presenter Carol Tshabalala and former Banyana Banyana player Portia Modise, Desiree Ellis, Noko Matlou, Amanda Dlamini, to name a few, were overlooked, Twitter has argued.

“The saddest thing about this Minnie cover on KickOff is that Portia Modise was a Banyana Banyana star for close to a decade. No cover,” one said. Some have, however, defended Minnie, saying it was the magazine that was the problem for using a model and someone who knew “nothing” about sports to up their sales.

The first woman on the cover of @KickOffMagazine, @MinnieDlamini. She's got one heck of a story to tell, too. March issue out tomorrow.🙂 pic.twitter.com/pxUAfmxoMz

— Sibusiso Mjikeliso (@Sbu_Mjikeliso) February 23, 2017

What are your thoughts on Minnie being the first woman to grace the cover of KickOff Magazine?

These were some of the comments on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Mtha_Veekay/status/834706470155513857

LRT also…if it's just the presenter route they choosing to use,why hasnt Carol Mañana graced the cover before Minnie.anyway😪

— Gugulethu (@Gugstarrr) February 23, 2017

So many women,retired or still playing or TV pundits who deserved 2 b on the KickOff cover nt Minnie,it doesn't make sense @Sbu_Fundraiser

— Itumeleng (@Selektah12) February 23, 2017

https://twitter.com/Ntshalie/status/834733257124098049

https://twitter.com/LesegoPase/status/834731326754402304

https://twitter.com/SiceloDumakude/status/834725886415011840

https://twitter.com/Neo_url/status/834725500962607104

Minnie knows zero about soccer even, wuwow!!! Popularity vs talent in SA will forever be a problem.

— Yozana 🧘🏾‍♀️ (@Zamangwanya) February 23, 2017

Look I'm happy for Minnie Dlamini. Here success adds to women success. We need as many as we can gather in this lifetime.

— Jersey no.10💙 (@Nomie_fied) February 23, 2017

https://twitter.com/nobantubaker/status/834737401604009986

https://twitter.com/Zukolate/status/834737272734044160

https://twitter.com/anathiamantlane/status/834722355997978625

@Sbu_Fundraise You do realize that Carol Tshabalala would've brought in more sales as she's GLOBALLY recognized than mini?

— AP (@apsa_songongo) February 23, 2017

https://twitter.com/Mnelisi/status/834727498206285825