Simba SC players gathered into a huddle in the centre circle ahead of their CAF Champions League quarter-final second leg tie at Orlando Pirates and burned muti to help them find the edge and squeeze into the last four. Simba players appear to have burnt the centre circle during the huddle.Is this their muti? 🤔 @salimosaid #TotalEnergiesCAFCC pic.twitter.com/IdV5NpD2OX— Lorenz Köhler (@Lorenz_KO) April 24, 2022 As the home players were warming up before the kick-off at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto, a column of smoke was rising from the centre circle.The Tanzanian team knew that it would be hard to overcome the Buccaneers after only claiming a slender 1-0 lead in the first leg. Orlando Pirates through to the Semi-Final @SimbaSCTanzania you can burn juju all you want but not in our HOUSE #ESGODINI 🏴☠️🇿🇦🏟💪🏿 pic.twitter.com/pPEwcPuPZ2— Thandi Merafe (@thandi_399) April 24, 2022 Traditionalists believe a mixture of herbs, plants and animal parts, such as vulture brains and aloe, can be used to change luck, heal the sickness or enhance performance. There are various forms of the practice, spreading salt over goal lines to prevent goals… But does it work? Well, not really.CAFCC: Pirates, Berkane, TP Mazembe, Al Ahli Tripoli seal semi slotsSimba are out of the competition and the South Africans are in the semis after a penalty shoot-out win. Maybe next time Wekundu wa Msimbazi could burn some more incense sticks, herbs, old socks or whatever they can to intimidate their opponents.Or they could practice penalties.
