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Orlando Pirates Dstv Diski Challenge head coach Joseph Makhanya named defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi the next youngster to make breakthrough into the senior side. Pirates have been promoting youngsters from the DDC team in the past few seasons, with Relebohile Mofokeng and Mohau Nkota making waves in the senior side. Mofokeng...

Orlando Pirates reserve side coach Joseph Makhanya is not surprised to see starlets Relebohile Mofokeng and Mohau Nkota winning games for the senior side, saying they used to do that in the DDC squad as well. 'Duku Duku' has been with the Pirates reserve side for three years and finally,...

Orlando Pirates reserve team coach Joseph Makhanya has revealed that the club is closing in on promoting defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi to the first team. Makhanya highly praised Mbokazi after Pirates narrowly beat Golden Arrows 1-0 at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium last weekend with Mbokazi captaining the Buccaneers reserve side. The...

Orlando Pirates' DStv Diski Challenge coach Joseph Makhanya is unsure whether he'll be leading the club's reserve side next season, though he hopes to continue in the role. Makhanya led Pirates to a third-place finish with 58 points in the past campaign, and played a role in promoting teenage sensation...

Morgan Mammila as well as Joseph 'Duku-Duku' Makhanya and Aaron Mokoena are among several big names accepted for the latest CAF B Licence course, hosted by SAFA Ekurhuleni. It will be the first time since SAFA’s readmission into the CAF Convention that SAFA Ekurhuleni hosts this course, which will be...

Orlando Pirates DStv Diski Challenge head coach Joseph Makhanya has admitted he is worried about his side's title chances after losing the Soweto Derby and failing to collect maximum points for the third successive weekend. Pirates suffered their fifth league defeat of the season and their second in a space...

Orlando Pirates Diski Challenge (DDC) side coach Joseph Makhanya has warned about hyping the Soweto derby bigger than it is at the development level. Makhanya said this as his side gears up for the DDC Soweto derby against Kaizer Chiefs at the Diski festival in Brakpan this coming weekend. Duku-Duku’s...

Orlando Pirates DStv Diski Challenge coach Joseph Makhanya has confirmed that Jabulani Mokone has been promoted to the first team. Pirates suffered their second loss in three matches after going 1-0 down to Mamelodi Sundowns with a late goal from Onela Rulwana over the weekend, with Mokone once again a...

Orlando Pirates DStv Diski Challenge coach Joseph Makhanya has opened up on Azola Matrose's injury nightmare after he had to go through two operations. Pirates suffered a 1-0 defeat against title contenders Stellenbosch FC at a packed Idas Valley Sports ground this past weekend. Duku-Duku’s team seemed to be struggling with...

Orlando Pirates DStv Diski Challenge head coach Joseph Makhanya says he felt the absence of the right-back sensation Jabulani Mokone in their 1-0 defeat against Stellenbosch FC. Mokone recently represented DDC and Pirates at the higher level of Carling Black Label Cup, where he was part of the PSL All...