Orlando Pirates backed to sign Kaizer Chiefs transfer targets Oswin Appollis and Fawaaz Basadien - 'It will be a top signing if Relebohile Mofokeng gets a move to Europe'

Orlando Pirates legend Moeneeb Josephs has urged his former club to sign Kaizer Chiefs' targets Oswin Appollis and Fawaaz Basadien.

Appollis, turning out for Polokwane City, and Basadien for Stellenbosch are going to add quality to the Sea Robbers playing unit should they be signed, according to Pirates legend Moeneeb Josephs.

"If you look at Appollis and Basadien, I think they can be quality signings for Orlando Pirates, who are competing on the African continent [Caf Champions League],” Josephs said on the Soccer Beat podcast as per FARPost.

“If you’re going to compete at that level, you need depth, a player like Basadien who’s been consistent throughout this season. So I think he’ll be a great signing and add something to the team; he has qualities, can take set pieces, and has the engine to go up and down the flank.

“When you look at a player like Appollis, it will be a top signing if Relebohile Mofokeng gets a move to Europe, because he has to move to bigger and better things," he added.

“So with Appollis, if we sign him, he looks very active as a 10 and as a false 9. He is effective on the right and left sides, but we can use him in the 10 position where Kabelo Dlamini and Patrick Maswanganyi play. The signing will add a little more competition in that position," Josephs concluded.

In the past window, Appollis was in the transfer targets for Pirates and Chiefs, but in the end he was not signed.

Both Appollis and Basadien have also attracted interest from Bucs' rivals, Kaizer Chiefs, in the past. The battle between the two Soweto giants is expected in the next transfer window over the two Premier Soccer League stars.

Thabang Matuludi of Polokwane City, Golden Arrows striker Lungelo Nguse, and Cape Town Spurs youngster Asanele Velebayi have also been linked with either Pirates or Amakhosi.

Will Bucs heed Josephs' advice and move fast to sign the two Bafana players when the transfer window opens?

With more competitions coming next season for the Sea Robbers, they are expected to expand their playing unit by signing more players.