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Orlando Pirates have announced the details of their pre-season camp on Spain, during which they will face Maccabi Tel Aviv, Independiente del Valle and UD Las Palmas. After previously confirming the club had returned to pre-season earlier this week and will head for a camp to Rustenburg between 2 and...

Orlando Pirates have confirmed the club have officially started pre-season and will have a first camp in Rustenburg between 2 and 8 July. The Buccaneers returned to work earlier this week, with physical and health checks being done at the High Performance Centre in Tshwane on Monday. Next week, the club...

Orlando Pirates have announced the departures of five players with immediate effect. Earlier on Tuesday, Chippa United had already announced the arrival of Craig Martin on a two-year deal with an option to extend. As a consequence, Martin was announced as one of the exits this evening, despite only joining in...

Orlando Pirates have announced the signing of Sephelo Baloni (Cape Town All Stars), Katlego Otladisa (Marumo Gallants), Melusi Buthelezi (TS Galaxy) and Patrick Maswanganyi (SuperSport United). Several of the deals had already been reported in local media, with the Buccaneers now finally confirming their first arrivals ahead of 2023/24. “The quartet...

Chippa United have announced the signing of Craig Martin from Orlando Pirates. Martin, 29, only arrived at Pirates in January but found limited game-time at Orlando Stadium. He only made six appearances for the Buccaneers, who were long-term admirers of the speedy winger, but he struggled to find a spot in...

Former Orlando Pirates captain Lucky Lekgwathi has explained why Kermit Erasmus is so important to the Buccaneers, saying he had a bigger impact than just his efforts on the pitch. Erasmus re-joined Pirates in September last year from Mamelodi Sundowns and he was a big influence in helping Pirates finish...

SuperSport United and Chippa united are rumoured to be tussling for the signature of Orlando Pirates striker Bienvenu Eva Nga. The bustling striker saw little action with the Soweto giants last term, having arrived from the Chilli Boys in July 2022. The Cameroon international striker featured in 15 matches in all...

Siyabonga Sangweni is overjoyed by Orlando Pirates’ success of last season, saying coach Jose Riveiro created a happy environment, reminiscing of the past when he was at the Soweto giants. But he insisted Pirates' ultimate goal after winning the MTN8 and Nedbank Cup this past season, must be to win...

Orlando Pirates winger Craig Martin is poised to leave the club just six months after his arrival from Cape Town City. The 29-year-old was a long-term target for the Buccaneers and was eventually snapped up from City in January but he failed to make an impact in the first-team. Upon signing...

Boitumelo Radiopane's agent Mike Makaab has confirmed that it is currently not clear whether the striker will return to Cape Towns Spurs or remain at Orlando Pirates. Radiopane joined Spurs at the beginning of 2022/23 season on loan from Pirates after he had a wonderful spell in the club's DStv...