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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro admits the Monnapule Saleng of the 2022/23 season could be back. Saleng, 26, won the DStv Premiership Players' Player of the Season when he netted 15 goals with 11 assists in 30 games in his first full season with the club. ALSO READ: Pirates Confirm...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveirio has provided a glowing endorsement over new signing Gilberto who was lured to the club from Petro de Luanda. The Angola international winger joined Pirates in a deal worth around R10-million as the club beat several continental giants and clubs in Europe to his...

Orlando Pirates kick off their 2024/25 Betway Premiership campaign with a home clash against Chippa United and avoid facing Mamelodi Sundowns in the first 10 matches. The Buccaneers start their domestic campaign in the MTN8 quarter-final against SuperSport United, with potential MTN8 semi-finals and also CAF Interclub rounds to take...

Orlando Pirates have secured a new analyst from Stellenbosch FC to improve their technical staff for the 2024/25 season. Riveiro ended off last season with another domestic double but he'll go into the new season without the two Spaniards, he arrived with for the job. ALSO READ: Maswanganyi Bags...

Orlando Pirates' cup specialist coach Jose Riveiro has given a brief insight into how he turned his side from bottling finals to becoming serial winners. Riveiro won his fourth successive cup final - five, if we count the Carling Black Label Cup - after winning back-to-back MTN8 and Nedbank Cup...

Orlando Pirates teenage sensation Relebohile Mofokeng says coach Jose Riveiro deserves credit for helping him improve on his game especially this season. Mofokeng was promoted from the side’s development ranks last season and has had South Africa mesmerised. This season, he helped Pirates to a domestic cup double and also...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has broken his silence on striker Souaibou Marou's exit, saying it bowed down to other players who were better in the striker's role. Marou joined Pirates in January 2023 from Cameroonian giants Coton Sport FC. This was after he formed part of the...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has praised the impact and development of Thalente Mbatha and Relebohile Mofokeng after their fine performances in the Nedbank Cup final. Mbatha picked up the Man of the Match award, while Mofokeng was the hero of the afternoon with his 94th-minute toe-poke winner, ,...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has opened up about the sudden exit of his assistant coach Sergio Almenara, saying he knew about it for a while already. Almenara opted to leave the club by mutual consent two days after aiding Riveiro and the Pirates squad to overcome Mamelodi Sundowns...

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena says that while he may have been expecting a different lineup from Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup final, he wasn’t exactly surprised by Jose Riveiro’s selections. Pirates lifted the Nedbank trophy after a 2-1 win in the final on Saturday at the Mbombela...