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.

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: