Zakho Overview

Zakho Overview

Sipho Mbule, Orlando Pirates, December 2025

Mbule agent rules out PSL return

Master Chef is showing no signs of returning to South African football as he continues to thrive during his stint in Iraq. The former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder has reinvented himself with Zakho SC, leading his representatives to look toward a future far away from the Premier Soccer League.

Khanye: Mbule could still join Chiefs

Former Amakhosi player Junior Khanye has sensationally claimed that the talented midfielder could still end up in the Black and Gold despite his recent move abroad. The 28-year-old recently departed Orlando Pirates to join Iraqi side Zakho FC on a free transfer.

Sipho Mbule, Orlando Pirates, October 2025

Mbule signs for Middle East club

Despite links to Siwelele and Kaizer Chiefs, the 28-year-old's agent insisted recently that the best option for the player nicknamed "Master Chef" was a fresh start away from the South African top flight. And so it has come to pass after an Iraq Stars League club has announced his signing.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
13	Al Quwa Al Jawiya	11	2	6	3	14	13	1	12	L D W D L
14	Al-Mosul	11	3	3	5	11	16	-5	12	D W L L L
15	Zakho	11	3	3	5	9	15	-6	12	W L L L W
16	Al-Gharraf	11	2	4	5	6	13	-7	10	D W D L L
17	Al Karkh	11	2	3	6	14	19	-5	9	D D L W W

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