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Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has once again defended his decision to not consider some players who were instrumental for the side last season, so far in his tenure.   Striker Tshegofatso Mabasa, midfielder Thalente Mbatha and right-back Deano Van Rooyen have been notable absentees in all of Pirates’ three...

Orlando Pirates winger Karim Kimvudi has expressed his excitement over his loan move to Israeli side FC Ashod. Kimvuidi, 23, completed a loan move to the Israeli Premier League club after impressing in the Toto Cup for Ashdod this past weekend after a couple of days of training. The club quickly...

Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou have provided a team update on the squad ahead of their first leg MTN8 semi-final against Mamelodi Sundowns this weekend. Pirates have suffered back-to-back league defeats since opening the season with a 2-0 win over Polokwane City at Orlando Stadium two weeks ago. ALSO READ:...

Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo has returned to Marumo Gallants, the club announced on Thursday. Ndlondlo, 30, left the Buccaneers after his contract expired in June and had been a free agent since. ALSO READ: Pirates Part Ways With Another Player Why Rele Was Benched – Ouaddou The midfielder has now been...

Orlando Pirates have parted ways with midfielder Siphelo Baloni after his recent loan at Chippa United. The 25-year-old only spent one season at the club after his arrival from All Stars FC and featured 14 times before his loan to the Eastern Cape. ALSO READ: Why Rele Was Benched...

iDiski TV analyst Junior Khanye was critical of new Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou, saying he shouldn’t be chopping and changing his starting XI if he wants to challenge for the league title. Pirates conceded late against Marumo Gallants in Bloemfontein on Tuesday to suffer a 2-1 defeat for their...

Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has revealed that Relebohile Mofokeng being relegated to the bench is about him trying to manage the squad for future matches. Ouaddou rang quite a number of changes in their 2-1 defeat to Marumo Gallants after they succumbed to a 1-0 defeat to Sekhukhune...

Orlando Pirates winger Karim Kimvuidi has completed his loan move to FC Ashod in the Israeli Premier League. The DR Congo winger was a surprise addition to Buccaneers squad with minimal speculation around him, silently arriving at the club, and he’s seemingly departed in the same manner this past week. ALSO...

Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has expressed disappointment at their shock second defeat on the trot. The Buccaneers had taken an early lead through Patrick Maswanganyi in the 16th minute but conceded on the stroke of halftime through Daniel Msendami. ALSO READ: Pirates Concede Late To Lose Again Gallants & Pirates...

Orlando Pirates suffered a second successive defeat after going down 2-1 to Marumo Gallants at Dr Molemela Stadium on Wednesday night. Washington Arubi was called into action just a minute in by preventing Boitumelo Radiopane's goal-bound shot before parrying away Tshepho Mashiloane's cross from danger five minutes later. ALSO READ: Gallants...