“Sponsor Yourself”: Mzansi Slams Mama Joy After She Sets the Record Straight on Who Funds Her Trips
- Mama Joy confirmed that most of her international trips to watch South African teams compete abroad were funded from her own pocket and not by the government
- A government-funded trip to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France only covered Paris, leaving Chauke to personally foot the bill for matches played in other cities
- Chauke said the false belief that she is a millionaire has made her genuinely fear for her physical safety whenever she attends local matches in her own community
South Africa’s most beloved superfan has had enough of the rumours going around. Joy “Mama Joy” Chauke stood her ground and pushed back hard against the narrative that the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has been bankrolling her globe-trotting.
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Chauke, who has followed Bafana Bafana, Banyana Banyana, and the Springboks across various continents, told a Newzroom Afrika reporter that most of those trips came straight out of her own pocket.
This came after Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie announced that the department would no longer fund superfans wanting to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament takes place in the United States, Canada, and Mexico from June this year. The news sent Chauke straight to social media, frustrated and feeling completely blindsided by the whole situation.
From Orlando to the world, on her own dime
Chauke made it clear that the rumours about her funding are simply not true. She confirmed that the only government-assisted trip she can recall was the 2023 Rugby World Cup held in France. Even then, the department only covered flights and accommodation within Paris itself and nothing beyond that.
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Games played in cities like Marseille and Bordeaux were an entirely different story for her. She paid for those trips out of her own wallet without any assistance from the state whatsoever.
See the TikTok video below:
Mzansi reacts to the explanation of Mama Joy
Briefly News compiled some comments from the post below.
@Virgil2012, 2015 commented:
“The cost of your flight and accommodation could sustain others for a full year.”
@Logan M noted:
“The same money can be used to uplift disadvantaged people in sports.”
@Cash Popeye said:
“People saying we are also fans in the comment section is wild. She's known off football, we don't know you. Let's start there. Put respect on Mama Joy's name.”
@Advocate ~kay commented:
“Mama Joy must relax. We need to change super fans and give other people a chance. She’s not the only fan we have.”
@skhaloselowa wrote:
“I pray that you can get a sponsor and go there on our behalf. We need people like you. Don't give up. Someone is going to help you.”
@makhadzi said:
“Sponsor yourself and leave the tax money to help the needy. Big ups to McKenzie.”
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More articles about Mama Joy
- In another article, Mama Joy sparked widespread reaction after posting a lighthearted photo alongside the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie.
- Joy Chauke, popularly known as Mama Joy, clashed with Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie over 2026 FIFA World Cup tickets.
- Former Kaya FM radio personality Sol Phenduka criticised Mama Joy for asking the Sports, Arts & Culture to sponsor her trip to the Fifa World Cup.
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