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Domza, as Isaacs is also known, only realised the full scale of the culture surrounding muti once he left Cape Town.
“It was hectic when I experienced muti for the first time when I went to Joburg and they explained it to me,” Isaacs tells Kickoff.com.
“So it was a shock for me at first because where I’m from at Ajax they didn’t believe in these things.
“So they said to me ‘Domza’ we are doing these things to protect ourselves.
“Remember Chiefs was formed out of Pirates, and you know there’s people back in those days who would curse the club. Many people even lost their lives,’
“So I looked at it in that manner, but my belief in God, my faith is very, very strong you know.
“So if these things happen you need to be strong, you need to adapt wherever you are. But one thing that was explained to me is ‘we did whatever we did back in the day to protect ourselves.
“One thing that stood out for me happened when we played Pirates in the MTN8 Cup Final.
“They announced the venue was to be Soccer City two or three weeks in advance.
“So we went to train at the venue a day before and when we met up with the securities in front of the Chiefs changerooms, there were securities on the opposite side’s changeroom as well.
“So I asked the securities, ‘hey man, how long have you been here?’
“They said ‘we’ve been here since they made the announcement three weeks ago, we’ve been sleeping in the change room, and one is doing a six-hour shift while the other one is sleeping.’
“Chiefs security is looking directly at Pirates security, so for three weeks, they are staring at each other.
“They said the food was brought to them and they were just looking at each other all the time and protecting what is there and their space. So that is when I also realised how serious this thing is.
“So yes, some believe in this thing and some they don’t. Also, the club you go to you needs to respect what they believe in and all those things.
“As long as they don’t force you to drink things or to cut yourself open…I was okay.”