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Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has described the loss to Richards Bay in the Carling Knockout Cup quarter-final at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday as the "sh*t happen". Pirates were the last top-three side to bow out of the Carling Knockout Cup after Deon Hotto’s spot-kick was saved by...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro said it is difficult to explain why his team were unable to win against Richards Bay in regulation time as they lost on penalties in the Carling Knockout Cup last eight. It ended goalless after 120 minutes, and while Pirates dominated the fixture, they...

Richards Bay are through to the semifinals after winning a penalty shootout against Orlando Pirates in the first of the Carling Knockout Cup quarterfinals in the double-header at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday. While it is only the start of November, Durban was already in a festive mood, with the...

Richards Bay and Orlando Pirates confirmed their starting lineups for this afternoon's Carling Knockout Cup quarterfinal clash at Moses Mabhida Stadium. They might be struggling in the league, but Richards Bay found a way to make it to the quarterfinals of the Carling Knockout Cup after defeating Moroka Swallows 2-1...

Having seen Orlando Pirates lose 2-1 to Cape Town Spurs in the DStv Premiership at the DHL Stadium on Wednesday has given hopes that Richards Bay can get something too from the Soweto giants. Bay will host Pirates in the Carling Knockout Cup quarter-final at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on...

Former Orlando Pirates dribbling wizard, Mark Mayambela is currently in Lesotho to continue with his coaching badges. The 35-year-old currently works as youth coach at Cape Town City and started his coaching career on a bright note, winning 2022 Engen Knockout Challenge as assistant coach under Byron Clotte. He kept...

Former Maritzburg United and Orlando Pirates coach Fadlu Davids, who is now at Raja Club Athletic in Morocco, spent some time at Premier League giants Liverpool recently as he continues his UEFA Pro Licence. Davids re-united with Josef Zinnbauer at Raja, having previously been his assistant at Pirates and at...

Former Kaizer Chiefs and Sekhukhune United midfielder Willard Katsande has put his head on the block and predicted that Babina Noko and Orlando Pirates will make the final of the Carling Knockout Cup. The two sides are still in the running for the league cup title and will face Richards...

Cape Town Spurs interim coach Sean Connor has explained how his side managed to upset Orlando Pirates to pick up their first DStv Premiership victory of the season on Wednesday evening. A resilient Spurs stunned Pirates to go 2-0 up thanks to goals from Lubeni Haukongo and Jarrod Moroole, and...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro was left ruing the uncharacteristic early mistakes from his team in their 2-1 loss to Cape Town Spurs on Wednesday. Pirates conceded after just the second minute in Spurs' first win of the season, and were 2-0 down in the 36th minute, though did...