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Mamelodi Sundowns have remained the highest-ranked club in Africa despite their elimination from the CAF Champions League, while Orlando Pirates have climbed into the seventh CAF spot in the Opta’s global team rankings. The Opta Power Rankings include nearly 13,500 domestic football teams and provide team ratings across the entire...

Former Bafana Bafana captain Thulani Hlatshwayo says his move to SuperSport United after an indifferent spell at Orlando Pirates made him fall in love with the game again. Hlatshwayo was the national team captain when he arrived at the Soweto giants but never quite hit the ground running before eventually...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro admits not challenging Mamelodi Sundowns for the DStv Premiership is not good enough for the club in his debut season. Ahead of the Nedbank Cup final against Sekhukhune United on Saturday, which represents the Buccaneers playing in every single game on offer in the...

Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro is hoping to close off what has been a successful season for his team and which could become even more successful as they push for a second trophy in Saturday’s Nedbank Cup final against Sekhukhune United at Loftus Stadium (18:00). This has left the Spanish...

The Premier Soccer League has confirmed that Saturday's Nedbank Cup final between Orlando Pirates and Sekhukhune United at Loftus Versfeld Stadium has been sold out. The final will take place at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, which becomes the 12th different stadium to host the final in 16 years. On Thursday, the PSL...

Orlando Pirates striker Kermit Erasmus says teenager Relebohile Ratomo is a special player, and revealed which advise he gave the 18-year-old. Erasmus shares some similarities with the young Bucs starlet, having started his career around the same age and they are also similar in their small body frames. Ratomo made...

Sekhukhune United defender Daniel Cardoso says he's relishing the chance of finally getting his hands on silverware in his first season with the club. Cardoso, 34, joined Babina Noko in the off-season after seven seasons with Chiefs where he failed to win a single trophy after Steve Komphela lured him...

Orlando Pirates duo Innocent Maela and Miguel Timm have two different experiences of playing in the cup final for the Soweto giants this season. Maela missed the MTN8 final last November when they beat AmaZulu at the Moses Mabhida Stadium due to the injury. On the other hand, Timm was at...

Orlando Pirates have won the Quarter Four Innovation standings of the DStv Premiership and R1-5million. The Buccaneers who have accumulated the most points and scored the most goals in the second half of the season finished unbeaten with five wins and two draws in the final seven games, accumulating 17...

Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has admitted that it will be difficult for him to choose the team for the Nedbank Cup final on Saturday after they demolished AmaZulu 4-0 at Moses Mabhida Stadium this past weekend. Pirates will face Sekhukhune United in the Nedbank Cup final at Loftus Stadium...