"The matter has been handed over to my attorneys who have been instructed to vigorously take the necessary steps to claim the appropriate relief," former professional footballer Matthew Booth told News24 in a statement on Wednesday.

He added, "I will leave this to the legal system and let the truth prevail in due course."

This follows a series of cheating allegations made against him on social media by his wife, Sonia Booth.

In the posts, which have since gone viral, Sonia claimed she’d been tracking Matthew for months and made various allegations against him and Bongani Mthombeni-Möller.

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