Orlando Pirates news

The 20-year-old appears an isolated figure following the departure of Mohau Nkota for Saudi Arabia and pressure is mounting on him to return to the form that saw him being a standout player for Pirates in the last two seasons. After reports of him possibly moving abroad, the Bafana Bafana star seems unsettled at the Buccaneers where he competes for a starting spot with Oswin Appollis.

It seems the Moroccan is far from winning over his doubters, as he has been told domestic success does not count much for ambitious Sea Robbers.

Mamelodi Sundowns have identified the Brazilian attacker as a possible replacement for Lucas Ribeiro, who recently left the PSL champions. The Tshwane giants have been in talks with a Portuguese club over one of their players.

Kaizer Chiefs have splashed cash on new players and signed some for free as they prepare for what could be a long and gruelling 2025/26 season. However, the Naturena-based giants are now looking to trim down their big squad to make it more manageable. 

The Super Eagles and the Cheetahs have been banking on the world football governing body to punish the Southern African nation for a massive blunder made in the qualifiers.

The 28-year-old is among the 11 new players at Amakhosi who are desperate to get back to the top of the South African top-tier. The midfielder compares the two traditional rivals.

The striker has had to contend with limited playtime under the Moroccan tactician despite the 28-year-old being Bucs' top scorer in the last two seasons.

Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam has made all of his doubters eat humble pie after delivering a trophy for the Buccaneers in his maiden campaign. There were plenty of sceptics when the Moroccan took over the reins from Spanish coach Jose Riveiro, who had enjoyed plenty of success with the Sea Robbers.

The Soweto giants last won the Premier Soccer League title in 2012 and have been finishing as runners-up to Masandawana for the last three seasons. Coach Abdeslam Ouaddou is tasked to break the Brazilians' dominance of the PSL after his predecessors like Jose Riveiro, Rhulani Mokwena, Muhsin Ertugral, Eric Tinkler, Roger de Sa, Milutin Sredojevic and Josef Zinnbauer failed to deliver the biggest trophy in South African football.

The Brazilians seized control of the Premier Soccer League standings following a convincing victory over their visitors from Limpopo and they are now on top of Amakhosi and Sekhukhune United who were above them. After collecting maximum points, Masandawana set themselves up to defend the league title for a record-extending eighth consecutive time.

The Bucs' defender is one of the players tipped to make big moves out of the country soon, but he has been discouraged from seeing England as the best destination.

Despite his reign with the Sea Robbers starting on shaky ground, the tactician has succeeded in stabilising the team and just defended their domestic trophy.

The Amakhosi defender has already made his presence felt at the club just days after completing the move to join the struggling outfit.