Pirates made a mistake when wishing Maela a happy birthday. The club said the player was 32, but later said Maela was 25.
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Pirates later tweeted a picture with a message to apologise for the mistake. However, this did not stop the fans from asking if Maela was using his real age or ‘football age’.
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Maela defended the club’s tweet and set the record straight about his age.
Pirates later deleted all the tweets related to the ‘mistake’ from their social medial platforms.
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