Terror Lekota mocked for donating just three soccer balls

While the leader of the Congress of the People (Cope), Mosiuoa Lekota, no doubt had the best of intentions when he and his party publicised their donation to a needy football team, they clearly weren’t prepared for the reaction.

Many took to social media after they saw the photos of Lekota handing over three soccer balls to the Computer Stars Football Club in Mandela Park, Ladybrand, in the Free State.

Some found it extraordinary that the party could make such a big fuss about such a small donation, with many critics pointing out that the balls did not even look high quality, while some suggested they’d actually been purchased at a bargain price from Shoprite.

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COPE Leader Mosiuoa Lekota donates 3 soccer balls to computer Stars Football Club un Mandela Park, Ladybrand. "The club has 54 young members from disadvantaged families and orphans" reads the statement. pic.twitter.com/FBarmvsqxZ

— NkgonoNeria (@neriahlakotsa) June 12, 2018

COPE Leader Mosiuoa Lekota went all the way to the Free State to donate 3 soccer balls.

— NkgonoNeria (@neriahlakotsa) June 12, 2018

Iyadelela iCope, 3shoprite soccer balls as donation to "needy" children. How needy are these kids if all it took was 3soccer balls. Mr Lekota is trying real hard to cope shem. https://t.co/T5JFMcJ4uR

— Dawg X Large (@LordDxl) June 13, 2018

EFF leader Julius Malema also mocked his fellow parliamentarian, saying Lekota was responding to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Thuma Mina call.

Cope President responding to Thuma Mina call by President @CyrilRamaphosa. 🤣😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/WwPDJAdyHu

— Julius Sello Malema (@Julius_S_Malema) June 12, 2018

So ntate Lekota left his farm in Kroonstad and travelled all the way to Ladybrand to donate 3 soccer balls, le Timer le ke Joke pic.twitter.com/gD2OAo04Ni

— Phoka (@makoa_thispa) June 13, 2018

I hear that a football club in Ladybrand was left terrorised after Cope president Mosiuoa Lekota donated three soccer balls to them. He didnt even bother to throw in some skipas and soccer boots. I guess he believes in the mantra "every lil' bit counts".

— Mpho Sibanyoni (@mphoza248) June 12, 2018

Cope saw a dramatic drop in support from the dizzy heights of its founding. The party only scraped its way to three National Assembly seats in the last election, a huge drop from their debut of 7.4% of the vote, which gave them 30 seats.

Perhaps if Computer Stars had been around in the glory days, they may have qualified to get another soccer ball and maybe even a shirt or two.