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Former Orlando Pirates captain Lucky Lekgwathi has picked goalkeeper Sipho Chaine as his Player of the Season at the club.  Chaine has been instrumental for the side this season keeping 10 clean sheets in 24 league matches where they look set to finish in second position. He has also helped...

Lucky Lekgwathi believes that Orlando Pirates had depth this season however thinks the situation with Monnapule Saleng put a spanner in the works. Saleng and the club have endured a long-running saga with the winger having last played six months ago allegedly issues stemming from a dispute over wages with...

Former Orlando Pirates captain Lucky Lekgwathi has tipped former coach Jose Riveiro to be considered for the Coach of the Season award. Riveiro left the Buccaneers earlier this month after an impressive two-and-a-half-year stay at the club winning five domestic trophies in the form of three MTN8s and two Nedbank...

Former Orlando Pirates captain Lucky Lekgwathi has weighed in on the rumours linking Rulani Mokwena with a return to the club, saying for him what matters is that whoever comes in, elevates the team. Pirates are in the market for a new coach after the departure of one of the...

The 205th edition of iDiski Times has arrived, and it's packed with must-read stories ahead of one of the biggest showdowns on the continent — newly-crowned Betway Premiership champions, Mamelodi Sundowns, face Egypt’s formidable Pyramids FC in the CAF Champions League final. In this issue, Matshelane Mamabolo takes us on...

Former Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs players Lucky Lekgwathi and Lehlohonolo Majoro have placed their predictions for this weekend's much anticipated Soweto Derby clash at FNB Stadium. The biggest fixture on the local football calendar takes centre stage once again at the sold-out Calabash on Saturday, with the Buccaneers looking...

Legendary Orlando Pirates captain Lucky Lekgwathi has reminisced about writing MTN8 history against Kaizer Chiefs ahead of this weekend’s Wafa Wafa final between the Buccaneers and Stellenbosch FC at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. Tickets for the season's opening competition were sold out within hours of going on sale earlier...

In this week’s edition, Velile Mnyandu chats with former Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates midfielder Andile Jali about his decision to join Chippa United. Rob Delport brings us another ‘Build The Ideal PSL Player’ feature, and this time got new Mamelodi Sundowns’ signing Kegan Johannes to make the choices. Ahead of...

Orlando Pirates legend Lucky Lekgwathi has issued a stern warning to his former side ahead of their 2024/25 CAF Champions League opening tie, urging coach Jose Riveiro to take leaf from last season's disappointment. The Buccaneers finished second in the Betway Premiership to qualify for Africa’s prestigious club competition, and...

Former Orlando Pirates captain Lucky Lekgwathi is raving about the club's new signings so far, saying it’s good have competition in all departments. The Buccaneers promoted youngster Selaelo Rasebotja from their development structures, exercised Thalente Mbatha's loan move to a permanent one, while Goodman Mosele and Boitumelo Radiopane made loan...