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Junior Khanye has insisted that Orlando Pirates won't challenge Mamelodi Sundowns for the DStv Premiership title this season, questioning some of Jose Riveiro's tactics and whether he was involved in the signings. The Buccaneers, who many expected to go toe-to-toe with Sundowns in the league after finishing second last season...

Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro says it is "not that bad as everyone thinks" as they dropped valuable points after they were held to a goalless draw by Richards Bay in the DStv Premiership match at King Zwelithini Stadium on Saturday.  The Soweto Giants were toothless, especially in the first...

Former Orlando Pirates captain Papi Khomane has sadly passed away in a car accident on Saturday, the Buccaneers confirmed. Khomane, 48, represented the Buccaneers over 150 times after joining the club from Jomo Cosmos in 1998. The son of Bucs legend Yster Khomane was on the books of the club between...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro lamented his side's luck after they drew 0-0 at Richards Bay on Saturday afternoon. The Buccaneers failed to win their seventh league game this season after being held be a resilient Natal Richboyz in Durban. It was already the eighth time this season that Pirates...

Orlando Pirates’ attempt to catch Mamelodi Sundowns for the DStv Premiership title took another severe knock as their toothless display did not trouble Richards Bay at King Zwelithini Stadium on Saturday.  The Soweto giants, who should have had a high morale after beating Kaizer Chiefs in the Soweto Derby before...

Richards Bay and Orlando Pirates have announced their starting line-ups for this afternoon's DStv Premiership clash at King Zwelithini Stadium. The return of domestic football sees the Natal Richboyz welcome the Buccaneers this afternoon. Bay will have a new face on the bench, with Vusumuzi Vilakazi added as 'senior coach'...

Richards Bay will hope to make two out of two wins against Orlando Pirates in quick succession this season, but are under no illusion on what they are up against. Bay will host Pirates at the King Zwelithini Stadium on Saturday (15:30), having defeated their illustrious opponents recently in the...

Kaizer Chiefs duo Itumeleng Khune and Ashley du Preez, as well as Orlando Pirartes' Kermit Erasmus are the front-runners for the Carling All-Star Team voting polls. With the Black Label Cup now less than two months away it's bound to be an interesting voting process with Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates...

Sekhukhune United have added former Orlando Pirates DStv Diski Challenge head coach Mandla Qhogi to their DDC technical team. Qhogi has been without a club since leaving Pirates in May after his contract was not renewed. The former Pirates scout served the Sea Robbers for 18 years and helped the...

Orlando Pirates have released an official statement after Thembinkosi Lorch received a suspended prison sentence this week. The 30-year-old had been found guilty “of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm”, and was expecting to learn his sentence in July already. However, the case was postponed multiple times after Lorch’s...