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The most popular but controversial football supporting instrument in South Africa the Vuvuzela could be banned in South African football grounds unless Kaizer Chiefs fans improve their behaviour. At a recent cup game, supporters of the country's most popular club threw two vuvuzelas and a cabbage onto the pitch.

According to the BBC, the club has been handed a suspended fine of US$72,130, while their chairman was ordered to make a public apology. "Should vuvuzelas continue to be used as missiles they could be banned," the Premier Soccer League's prosecutor Zola Majavu said on Thursday.

Many football fans watching this year's World Cup in South Africa on television wish that vuvuzelas had been banned, given the wasp-like drone that accompanied match commentaries.

However, thousands of supporters took vuvuzelas to games, with many visiting fans purchasing an item that came to symbolize the 2010 World Cup.