Orlando Pirates have turned heads in the Betway Premiership with the headline signing of players like Sipho Mbule.
The 27-year-old was only one of four new additions to the club’s engine. Others include Masindi Nemtajela, Sihle Nduli, and Abdoulaye Mariko.
Below is a full look at coach Abdeslam Ouaddou’s 10 midfielders available in his rather illustrious Orlando Pirates squad.
SIPHO MBULE PACKS ORLANDO PIRATES DEEP MIDFIELD POOL
The newly arrived Moroccan coach Ouaddou will have the luxury of multiple combinations and flexible formations. His options can see the Orlando Pirates play any formation, be it 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, 4-5-1, or 3-4-3, next season.
The A-list features four defending midfielders, three creative midfielders and three players who can play in both defensive and creative midfield roles.
Among the most experienced players are the 35-year-old Makhehleni Makhaula with 259 matches, and Sihle Nduli, aged 29, with 147 matches at TS Galaxy and Stellenbosch FC.
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FULL LIST OF ORLANDO PIRATES DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS AND CREATIVE MIDFIELDERS
- Simphiwe Selepe, 20
Makhehleni Makhaula, 35 - Thalente Mbatha, 25… Full story here.
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Orlando Pirates might complete a 10th signing before the 2025/26 Betway Premiership and CAF Champions League seasons.
As reported last week, the Buccaneers signed Yanela Mbuthuma, Masindi Nemtajela, Tshepang Moremi, Nkosikhona Ndaba, Sinoxolo Kwayiba, Tshepo Mashiloane, Sihle Nduli and Sipho Mbule.
A ninth signing that is imminent is the 23-year-old Mali international Abdouyale Mariko, and that’s not all. According to the latest reports, Orlando Pirates have submitted an offer to sign another Malian star, Sadio Kounate… Full story here.
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