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Monnapule Saleng inspired Orlando Pirates to a 4-1 win over Swallows in the Original Soweto Derby at Dobsonville Stadium on Friday evening. After losing 1-0 through a late Olisa Ndah own goal in the Soweto Derby against Kaizer Chiefs last week, the Nigeria international was a notable absence from the...

Swallows and Orlando Pirates have announced their starting line-ups for this evening’s DStv Premiership encounter at Dobsonville stadium. The Original Soweto derby is set to take place under the floodlights this evening. The Dube Birds are coming into this game after registering their first win away from home this...

Cape Town Spurs striker Ashley Cupido is enjoying a dream season that's promising much more and with interest rising from the big three, he's still hoping to land a move to Europe. The 21-year-old is currently leading the scoring charts in the Motsepe Foundation Championship with 13 goals in 18...

Orlando Pirates loanee Zakhele Lepasa says he asked for the loan to SuperSport United as he came to terms that opportunities would become few and far between. Lepasa, 25, has always been held in high regard at Pirates but has struggled with regular game time and fitness. But during separate loans...

Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye was left disappointed with the performance of a number of Orlando Pirates players in their 1-0 loss to Kaizer Chiefs in the Soweto Derby. Khanye had expected a lot from Pirates ahead of the Soweto Derby, but it was his former club who ended...

Former FIFA referee Ace Ncobo has insisted that Kaizer Chiefs forward Christian Saile Basomboli should've been sent off after just 28 minutes into the Soweto Derby. Saile, who started the match in place of Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana, had a good game and was a constant threat to the Pirates defence. It was...

Orlando Pirates coach Sergio Almenara says they are not willing to think about pressure from outside after Kaizer Chiefs drew level on points with them in the DStv Premiership. In the build-up to the Soweto Derby, there were contrasting emotions from the respective fan bases, with Pirates bagging the MTN8...

Kaizer Chiefs head coach Arthur Zwane has opened up on receiving backing from management over his job ahead of winning the Soweto Derby this weekend. Zwane became the first South African coach to complete a league double over Orlando Pirates after Olisa Ndah's late own goal handed Amakhosi bragging rights...

Orlando Pirates' decision to start with Paseko Mako at right-back was part of a tactical plan that didn't quite work out as envisioned. Mako, 28, started ahead of Thabiso Monyane in the Soweto Derby as ten-man Pirates lost 1-0 after Olisa Ndah's 88th-minute own-goal. Assistant coach Sergio Almenara admitted Mako playing...

Orlando Pirates assistant coach Sergio Almenara says Thembinkosi Lorch being hauled off in the Soweto Derby was purely tactical after the red card. Chiefs completed the double over Pirates with the 1-0 win at FNB Stadium on Saturday afternoon with Olisa Ndah scoring a late own goal while Innocent Maela...