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Orlando Pirates legend Happy Jele reckons that his former side remain the only team that can dethrone Mamelodi Sundowns for the Betway Premiership title this campaign. Jele, 37, was part of the Buccaneers squad under Julio Leal that last won the club's championship which was way back in the 2011/12...

Former Orlando Pirates captain Happy Jele is pleading with his former club to extend Jose Riveiro's contract for a further two years after proving his worth by winning five trophies in his three seasons. When Riveiro arrived at Pirates, there were many question marks, and many football lovers scrutinized his...

Former Orlando Pirates defender Happy Jele says his wishes to see Kaizer Chiefs do well as it makes the league competitive. Mamelodi Sundowns have dominated the domestic scene in recent seasons and completed an unprecedented record seven league titles in a row, while Pirates have emerged as the domestic cup...

Former Orlando Pirates captain Happy Jele has been left impressed by Thabiso Sesane, Relebohile Mofokeng & Deon Hotto following the Buccaneers' dream start to the 2024/25 campaign. "Magents" made close to 400 appearances for Pirates between 2006 and 2022, scoring 18 goals with two assists before moving on to join...

Orlando Pirates legend Happy Jele believes that his former side is capable of beating Al Ahly in the CAF Champions League eSgodini this coming weekend. The two sides meet in a top-of-the-table Group C encounter after they both picked up three points on match-day one. ALSO READ: Latest Carling All Star...

 iDiski Times Edition 183 is now available, and this week Lorenz Köhler pens a feature about the rise of Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana star Patrick ‘Tito’ Maswanganyi. Recently Rob Delport had the opportunity to catch up with one of the greats of South African football, former Kaizer Chiefs and...

Former Orlando Pirates captain Happy Jele has opened up on how his career almost came to a premature end in November 2011.    Jele revealed that what made it worse was that his contract with Soweto Giants was coming to an end in June 2012, and it was not clear whether Pirates were going to renew it....

Veteran defender Happy Jele has stated that if anyone wants to know why he is not at Royal AM anymore, people should ask the club. Club president Shauwn 'Ma' Mkhize addressed the topic at the club's 2023/24 season launch two weeks ago, saying in short that Jele is still part...

Royal AM boss Shauwn Mkhize says veteran defender Happy Jele is still part of her club despite the player not forming part of the team at the moment. Jele was signed in the January transfer window after leaving Orlando Pirates at the end of the 2021/22 season. The 36-year-old was initially...

Veteran defender Happy Jele has been left in limbo at Royal AM as he was not part of the players that returned for pre-season on Monday. Jele’s contract expired at the end of June, having joined the club in the January transfer window. As Royal AM returned to the pre-season on...