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Bafana Bafana forward Lyle Foster has credited former Orlando Pirates coach Augusto Palacios for helping him in his teenage days at the Buccaneers. Foster, who is now 22, made his Pirates debut as 17-year-old in a 0-0 draw with Maritzburg United under then-coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojević. The teenager came through Palacios’...

Orlando Pirates veteran attacker Ndumiso Mabena says he doesn’t like to say much to teammate Monnapule Saleng who has been grabbing the headlines, except just to keep encouraging him to always enjoy his game. Saleng is enjoying a good campaign having contributed 12 goals and five assists for the Buccaneers...

Orlando Pirates superfan Dejan Mladenovic has sadly passed away after weeks of illness. Mladenovic arrived in South Africa in the early 1990’s from Serbia. The football lover started to support the Buccaneers and witnessed them winning the CAF Champions League in 1995. But he didn’t only support Pirates, he would also...

Orlando Pirates head Jose Riveiro coach admits keeping the players on the periphery of the first team happy has been challenging in his debut season. Pirates started the season with 36 first-team players but it's since been cut down to 33 players used with Kopano Thuntsane and DStv Diski Challenge...

Orlando Pirates have given an injury update ahead of their Nedbank Cup last-16 clash with Venda Football Academy. The Buccaneers enter the tie against the Motsepe Foundation Championship side as favourites, having won six out of their last eight games in all competitions. VFA, meanwhile, have won just one of their...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has revealed how the technical team are getting the best out of Monnapule Saleng and other talented players in the squad this season. So far Saleng has scored 12 goals and contributed five assists in all competitions for Pirates, and in their last outing...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says he felt no added pressure after the Soweto Derby defeat to Kaizer Chiefs. In what was a dire affair devoid of quality befitting for an occasion where the country is at a standstill to enjoy the most-watched fixture in South African football, it...

Swallows FC head coach Ernst Middendorp says Orlando Pirates hold the same quality in their squad as runaway DStv Premiership leaders Mamelodi Sundowns. Middendorp suffered a first home defeat since taking over at the relegation-threatened side in what was a 4-1 thrashing in the Original Soweto Derby with Monnapule Saleng...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has opened up on the debates wrangling on whether winger Monnapule Saleng is in contention for the PSL Footballer of the Season. With Saleng not earning a start in the opening nine league games of the season, due to being behind the pecking order...

Swallows coach Ernst Middendorp called the behaviour of the fourth referee "disgusting and embarrassing", insisting he's never been "attacked" like this by an official before. The Dube Birds lost 4-1 to Orlando Pirates on Friday night, with Monnapule Saleng stealing the show after being involved in all four, scoring a...