Live: Magesi FC vs Orlando Pirates – Follow score, goals, updates & lineups

Welcome to Afrik-Foot’s live commentary of Magesi FC vs Orlando Pirates at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, with kick-off set for Saturday, May 9, 2026.

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Pirates need three points to keep the Betway Premiership title race in their own hands, while Magesi must produce something extraordinary to drag themselves out of an automatic relegation spot.

Abdeslam Ouaddou’s side sit second on 62 points from 27 matches, three behind Mamelodi Sundowns. Pirates have a game in hand and a significantly better goal difference, which means the title destination remains within their control with three fixtures left to play.

Magesi, by contrast, are 16th on 21 points after losing 2-1 at home to Orbit College on Tuesday, May 5. Allan Freese’s men have won just four of their 27 league matches and now sit in the automatic relegation spot, with three games left to save their top-flight status.

The Buccaneers arrive on the back of a 10-match unbeaten run across all competitions, confirmed by their 2-0 win over Stellenbosch at Athlone Stadium last weekend.

Goalkeeper Sipho Chaine kept his 18th clean sheet of the campaign in that match, equalling the all-time PSL single-season record set by Ronwen Williams during Mamelodi Sundowns’ 2022-23 title-winning campaign. Three matches remain for him to claim it outright.

Magesi will be without the suspended Motsie Matima after his fourth yellow card of the season. Mcedi Vandala carries the home side’s hopes in attack with four goals and four assists, while Relebohile Mofokeng, on 11 league goals and nine assists, leads the visitors’ attack and scored in the reverse fixture. Stay with us for confirmed lineups, build-up, and minute-by-minute updates from kick-off. For deeper analysis, see our full Orlando Pirates hub on Afrik-Foot ZA.