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Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has told iDiski Times that he will try to be "innovative"like his compatriot Pep Guardiola. The Manchester City boss has recently given defender John Stones a new role to overload the midfield and Riveiro feels this is doable because they are a team that...

Former Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has hailed the impact of Jose Riveiro at Orlando Pirates after he won the domestic cup double in his debut campaign. Mosimane, 58, made a brief visit to South Africa amid clouds over his own future at Al Ahli Saudi FC. Despite leading the...

Orlando Pirates assistant coach Mandla Ncikazi says he had doubts about the appointment of Jose Riveiro because he was coming from outside and was never known in South Africa. Pirates, on the day when the focus was at SAFA Elective Congress in Sandton, were not left behind to be on...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says the Players Player of the Season award for Monnapule Saleng was fully merited for his incredible consistency. The 25-year-old winger returned to Pirates after a season-long loan at Swallows where he was solid but unspectacular and it was not surprising to see him...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has congratulated Rulani Mokwena for scooping the 2022/23 DStv Premiership Coach of the Season award. Riveiro, Mokwena and SuperSporrt United boss Gavin Hunt made up the top three nominations at the annual Premier Soccer League award ceremony on Sunday. But it was Mokwena, who led...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro feels they have the capabilities to compete for the CAF Champions League next season alongside Mamelodi Sundowns. After scooping a domestic cup double with the MTN8 and the Nedbank Cup title and leading Pirates back to the Champions League for the first time since...

The 2022/23 DStv Premiership Coach of the Season has been announced during Sunday night's Premier Soccer League awards. Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena beat Jose Riveiro and Gavin Hunt to the accolade. Mokwena wins the award in successive seasons after sharing the accolade with Manqoba Mngqithi in 2021/22. He took...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro admits they have an obligation to be active in the market to strengthen the squad for the 2023/24 season. Riveiro secured the MTN8 and Nedbank Cup in his debut season and qualified Pirates for the CAF Champions League again by finishing runners-up behind Mamelodi...

Sekhukhune United head coach Brandon Truter has praised Jose Riveiro and insisted he should be named Coach of the Season in Sunday's PSL awards. Truter saw his side miss out on their first ever Nedbank Cup trophy after losing 2-1 to Orlando Pirates at a packed Loftus Versfeld on Saturday...

Jose Riveiro believes it was a deserved penalty for Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup final after a "deliberate handball" by Victor Letsoalo. The Spanish coach completed the double after Pirates beat Sekhukhune United 2-1 in the Nedbank Cup final on Saturday thanks to a n injury-time winner by Terrence...