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Struggled to keep pace with the game in central defence. Maela was tormented by Raja and he was often stretched by the opposition s searing pace, but he did make a few vital clearances. Backpagepix Could not impose his influence on the game. Mabaso was easily bypassed in the midfield and his lack of pace was heavily exposed by France Ngoma and he was substituted at half-time. Backpagepix The only bright spot for Pirates in the first-half. Ndlovu ran his heart out and troubled Raja with a few runs and he was denied by goalkeeper Anas Zniti, but he was surprisingly substituted at half-time. ....
Orlando Pirates crashed out of the CAF Confederation Cup following a heavy quarter-final second leg 4-0 (5-1 aggregate) defeat against Moroccan giants Raja Casablanca at the Mohamed V Stadium on Sunday evening. After drawing the first leg of their quarter-final tie 1-1 at the Orlando Stadium, the Buccaneers were on the wrong end of a 4-0 loss up north in Morocco. Ben Malango opened the scoring six minutes before a 22nd minute Zakaria El Wardi goal. Soufiane Rahimi got in on the action in 31 minutes as Malango netted his second, just five minutes later, for a comprehensive win. Siphesihle Ndlovu had Pirates first chance of the tie early on after being played in by Deon Hotto, but Raja goalkeeper Anas Zniti was equal to the effort. ....
Michael Madyira 14:02 SAST 2021/05/11 The Soweto giants are in the Western Cape as their top-three bid continues. This is how they will line-up against Stellies on Tuesday Backpagepix GOALKEEPER - Wayne Sandilands The experienced goalkeeper will be hoping to keep another clean sheet after avoiding being breached in their last match against Black Leopards. Backpagepix RIGHT-BACK - Wayde Jooste After delivering a Man-of-the-Match performance against Black Leopards, Jooste has been rewarded by being included in the starting line-up. Backpagepix LEFT-BACK - Paseka Mako He returns to the starting line-up after being on the bench in the last match in which Bongani Sam was selected ahead of him. ....
Apr 2, 2021 - 09:00 am By Sipho Mlotha The agent of out-of-favour Orlando Pirates attacking midfielder Collins Makgaka has commented on his client s lack of game time this season. The Marble Hall-born star arrived at Pirates from Baroka FC in September last year, but up to date has only managed five appearances across all competitions. While the 24-year-old can play in more than one position, he has not managed to impress German mentor Jozef Zinnbauer enough to give him a permanent role in his team. Makgaka s agent Kieran Brown says his client is not worried about his situation at the Soweto giants as he understands he will need to fight for his place in the team. ....
N/A Squads & Team News Setif have confirmed that goalkeeper Said Daas, defenders Houari Ferhani, Youcef Laouafi and the striker Yasser Berbache will all be missing due to injury. Kouki will be hoping that their top scorer Mohamed Amoura continues his good form as the attacking midfielder has netted six goals in the Ligue Professionnelle 1, which sees Setif placed at the top of the log. At the back, Setif have defenders Ibrahim Bekakchi, Abdelhak Debbari and Abdelkrim Nemdil, who have played an important role in ensuring that the Black Eagles have the best defensive record (six goals conceded in 14 games) in Ligue Professionnelle 1. ....