Feb 15, 2021 - 09:23 pm By Lovemore Moyo
Swallows have loaned out the duo of Mthokozisi Shwabule and Siphelele Ndlovu to GladAfrica Championship club Cape Town All Stars.
The two will spend the rest of the season with All Stars in the first division after battling for game time with Swallows.
Shwabule, who plays as a left-back, has managed just two appearances this season with Sifiso Hlanti, Thabo Matlaba and Keegan Ritchie all ahead of him in the pecking order.
Ndlovu has also battled to break into the Dube Birds first team setup this season.
Meanwhile, Benin international goalkeeper Marcel Souke Dandjinou has signed for JDR Stars following a successful assessment with the promotion-chasing first division club.
So while Pirates were not at their best and struggled for rhythm and penetration against what must be said was a very good Chippa United defence, they were able to prevail thanks to Fortune Makaringe s 86th-minute winner.
Its often said in football that its a good sign when a team is able to secure victory even when not firing on all cylinders.
Its also a very encouraging sign for Pirates coach Josef Zinnbauer that his men have, on numerous occasions already this season, scored in the dying minutes of matches.
Adding to Makaringe s 86th-minute strike was an 87th-minute winner from Tshegofatso Mabasa against SuperSport United, a 78th-minute goal from Siphelele Ndlovu in a 1-0 victory over Bloemfontein Celtic, and a 90th-minute equaliser from Mabasa against Baroka FC.