Deon Hotto admits Orlando Pirates don't know what to expect from Kaizer Chiefs in Soweto Derby after signing Glody Lilepo, Thabo Cele & Tashreeq Morris - 'They are digging'

Orlando Pirates wide-man Deon Hotto has acknowledged that the Buccaneers are uncertain about what to anticipate from Kaizer Chiefs in the forthcoming Soweto Derby following Amakhosi's squad reinforcement this week.

Amakhosi enhanced Nasreddine Nabi's squad by signing Tashreeq Morris, Glody Lilepo, and Bafana Bafana international Thabo Cele in the current January transfer window.

Hotto is apprehensive that the three new Chiefs players could present a challenge to Pirates, though he remains confident that his team is ready for the confrontation.

"I saw the three new players, I saw the one from SuperSport, the striker, a very good one," said Hotto when speaking to the media. 

"He is a hard worker. The other two I really don’t know them. It does change the dynamic of the approach also. 

“But I know, with the technical staff that we have, I know they are digging deep to try to get clips of those guys so that we just be prepared on what is coming for the weekend from those two guys. Because the other one (Morris), I know." 

Morris, who joined Chiefs from SuperSport United as part of a swap deal that allowed Christian Saile, is expected to play against Pirates.

Additionally, Cele is also likely to take the field, but there is uncertainty regarding whether the Congolese forward, Lilepo, will play as he awaits his work permit.

The two Soweto powerhouses will meet at the FNB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with the bragging rights and three points at stake.