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Orlando Pirates and SuperSport United have announced their starting lineups for this afternoon's DStv Premiership clash at Orlando Stadium in Soweto. After back-to-back defeats against Richards Bay and TS Galaxy, Pirates aim to bounce back and possibly end the season in the CAF Champions League spot, depending on the result...

Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has questioned the attitude of his players after their shock 1-0 defeat to TS Galaxy. The Buccaneers suffered their second consecutive loss this past weekend, going down to the Rockets at Mbombela Stadium which dented their chances of finishing second in the league table with...

Orlando Pirates suffered a second successive defeat after going down 1-0 to TS Galaxy in their penultimate DStv Premiership encounter of the season at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The home side had a great chance to take a sixth-minute lead when Puso Dithejane found himself in a one-on-one situation...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has strongly disagreed their defeat to Richards Bay was due to the squad having their eyes on the Nedbank Cup final. The Natal Richboyz relegated Cape Town Spurs on Saturday with a 1-0 win over the Soweto giants at Orlando Stadium, which ended their...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has revealed how he will approach the squad after their surprise defeat to Richards Bay as they missed the chance to move second. After Stellenbosch stumbled to a 2-0 defeat to Moroka Swallows on Saturday afternoon, some 20km from Orlando, in Dobsonville, the Buccaneers,...

Having moved to within one point of second-placed Stellenbosch, Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has said their target remains to finish in second and earn a CAF Champions League spot. Pirates have already qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup after reaching the Nedbank Cup final, but are currently third...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says he needs to be honest with players in a squad where competition is rife for places in the starting line-up. Having witnessed a season of Zakhele Lepasa, Evidence Makgopa and now Tshegofatso Mabasa become the leading number nine, something similar is emerging in...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says he has no issues with supporters singling out Patrick Maswanganyi with chants in recent weeks. Maswanganyi, 26, has developed quickly into a fan favourite at Pirates since his off-season move from SuperSport United and has even emerged in the debate for the Premier...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has given an update on attacking midfielder Azola Matrose, who has featured in the club's DDC team recently. Matrose, 21, joined Pirates at the beginning the 2022/23 season but was loaned back to his home club, making 16 appearances last campaign. He then returned...

Orlando Pirates midfielder Kabelo Dlamini has explained how head coach Jose Riveiro is managing to get the best out him and the entire team. Dlamini, 27, has been one of the standout players in Pirates' recent run, scoring five goals and setting up two more since returning in March. Pirates reached...