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Orlando Pirates legend Rooi Mahamutsa has completed a move to Botswana side VTM Football Club. The 41-year-old South African veteran shows no signs of slowing down. Having first come through at Witbank Spurs, Mahamutsa became a household name during his eight years at Orlando Pirates. In 2016 he moved on to...

Former Orlando Pirates and FC Twente playmaker Nhlakanipho "Nana" Ntuli has signed with Swedish third-tier side Dalkurd FF. The 26-year-old was touted as the future of South African football when he left Pirates development for the Eredivisie as a teenager after being courted by Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven for...

Jose Riveiro says his Orlando Pirates side were outstanding bar the mistake that cost them the game within the opening five minutes. Cassius Maulila kept up his incredible form in front of goal this season with his seventh league goal when he profited from a misplaced Sipho Chaine pass as...

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena admits Orlando Pirates dominated the game but rated his side's performance 15 out of 10 for grinding the result. Pirates had 59% of the ball possession, with 13 shots at goal, 303 passes completed, as compared to the just 219 from Sundowns - a...

Mamelodi Sundowns extended their winning streak to 15 successive games after beating Orlando Pirates 1-0 at Orlando Stadium on Saturday. The Buccaneers themselves came into the game on the back of three successive wins, but Jose Riveiro opted to change his line-up and include Goodman Mosele in a three-man centre...

Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns have announced their starting XIs, as the two South African giants meet for the fourth time in an official game this season. Their first two meetings were in the two-legged MTN8 semi-final last year. In the first leg at the Orlando Stadium, it ended goalless, in...

Orlando Pirates defender Tapelo Xoki says Mamelodi Sundowns have set the benchmark for the rest of league but they are prepared to secure three points. It will be the fourth official meeting in the domestic league of the two sides, with Pirates drawing 0-0 and winning 3-0 in the MTN8...

Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Neo Maema shared his views ahead of the big clash on Saturday against Orlando Pirates. Maema, 27, has been in fine form this season netting five goals and assisting on one occasion after playing 17 league games. The former Bloemfontein Celtic star explained that they treating this game...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro admits Mamelodi Sundowns are packed with quality on and off the field and has been impressed by them since his arrival. The Spaniard was appointed in the off-season as the successor to co-coaches Fadlu Davids and Mandla Ncikazi, with the later moving back into...

Former Orlando Pirates striker Siyanda Ngubo has joined Township Rollers in Botswana. The 26-year-old is a product of the Pirates academy, but could never live up to expectations at Orlando Stadium. He spent his first two seasons of senior football on loan at Royal Eagles in 2015/16 and 2016/17 before joining...