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Orlando Pirates striker Tshegofatso Mabasa has referenced the career of Themba Zwane when discussing why he's not too disappointed by his Bafana Bafana snub. Mabasa won the DStv Premiership Golden Boot with 16 goals, with 10 coming in 13 games for Pirates since his return to the club after a...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says they can't celebrate finishing second when Mamelodi Sundowns won the DStv Premiership with a 23-point distance. Pirates and Riveiro were all smiles at the full-time whistle at Orlando Stadium after their 1-1 draw against SuperSport United, which somehow managed to secure them CAF...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro lavished praise on Tshegofatso Mabasa after he won the Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot award. Mabasa, 27, scored six goals in 13 games during the first half of the league season for Moroka Swallows before returning to Pirates amidst the club's financial woes. He made the...

Shortly after guiding champions Mamelodi Sundowns to an unprecedented seventh consecutive DStv Premiership title, head coach Rulani Mokena took time to heap huge praise on Orlando Pirates counterpart Jose Riveiro. It was mixed feelings for Mokwena at the end of the final whistle in their 1-0 defeat to Cape Town...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveirio has opened up on their qualification for the CAF Champions League ahead of Stellenbosch FC. Pirates secured second in the league for the second consecutive season, in a campaign where it looked like a lost cause for several months. But Stellies ending their season with...

The 2024/25 MTN8 quarter-final fixtures were confirmed after the final DStv Premiership games of the season were played on Saturday. Sundowns had long already wrapped up their seventh successive DStv Premiership title, but failed to finish the season unbeaten. However, they go as top-seeded side into the MTN8 quarter-finals and will...

It was an action-packed final day of the DStv Premiership, with Mamelodi Sundowns unbeaten run coming to an end, while Orlando Pirates snatched second place. The DStv Premiership champions lost 1-0 to Cape Town City to end the season on 73 points, while City ended in fifth on 45 points. In...

Orlando Pirates secured second place ahead of Stellenbosch in a dramatic 2023/24 DStv Premiership finale. Pirates 1-1 drew against SuperSport United at Orlando Stadium, who were vying for a fourth-place spot ahead of TS Galaxy, secured them an unlikely CAF Champions League spot. Tshegofatso Mabasa, found the net before the end...

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 have given a squad update ahead of their final DStv Premiership match of the 2023/24 season, which is crucial for the Buccaneers to potential qualify for the CAF Champions League. Pirates need to at least draw with SuperSport United and hope Stellenbosch FC will lose to Richards Bay...