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Orlando Pirates co-coach Mandla Ncikazi has pointed to Cape Town City’s advantage ahead of their midweek DStv Premiership fixture. The Buccaneers return to domestic football after beating Royal Leopards 6-2 in the CAF Confederations Cup. Meanwhile, City had a free weekend, with Ncikazi insisting they have the advantage of a fully...

Orlando Pirates coach Mandla Ncikazi is confident they will return back to winning ways in the CAF Confederation Cup - here's how they line up against Royal Leopard. Pirates come into the game after a 3-2 defeat against Al-Ittihad in Benghazi last week and they face the eSwatini side who...

Orlando Pirates co-coach Mandla Ncikazi admits he was surprised to see so many supporters when they lost to Al Ittihad in Benghazi on Sunday. The Buccaneers suffered their first loss in the Confederation Cup group stages following a 3-2 defeat to Al-Ittihad at Martyrs of February Stadium - the venue...

Orlando Pirates co-coach Mandla Ncikazi says they are prepared ahead of their match against Al-Ittihad in the CAF Confederations Cup, saying they’ll respect the Libyan giants. The South African giants are on top of group B after a good start of group stages journey as they beat JS Saoura 2-0...

Orlando Pirates co-coach Mandla Ncikazi has given an update about which players are out injured for the JS Saoura match in the CAF Confederations Cup group stages. Ncikazi and his side struggled at times in their first half of the campaign after several of their key players were out injured. However,...

Orlando Pirates co-coach Mandla Ncikazi has backed up his comments that the Premier Soccer League might be bigger than the African Cup of Nations, saying he’ll stand by what he said. Last week, The Buccaneers coach was asked to explain why Gabadinho Mhango was not in the squad to face...

Orlando Pirates co-caretaker coach Mandla Ncikazi says perhaps it's a blessing in disguise to have been drawn with AmaZulu in the Nedbank Cup last 32. The Nedbank Cup fixtures draws a mixture of DStv Premiership teams, GladAfrica Championship and lower division sides clubs—but Pirates found themselves clashing with Usuthu. Speaking ahead...

Orlando Pirates co-coach Mandla Ncikazi has admitted that no team will catch Mamelodi Sundowns on the DStv Premiership table. Masandawana have been top of the log since the start of the season, and lead the standings with 44 points from 19 league games, 14 points ahead of second-placed Pirates. However, despite...

Orlando Pirates coach Mandla Ncikazi says they've put the trust in the club heirarchy after the lack of transfer activity in the January transfer window. After signing seven players in the off-season, the Buccaneers kept a relatively low profile in the mid-season window despite being 14 points behind Mamelodi Sundowns. While...

Former Orlando Pirates captain Tonic Chabalala says the strategy of having the duo of Mandla Ncikazi and Fadlu Davids as co-coaches creates division among the players. The two mentors took over as a co-caretaker coaches after the departure of German coach, Josef Zinnbauer before the start of this current campaign. Since...