Orlando Pirates News Today: Ouaddou, a worried man! Bucs ignore noise & more

The latest news about Orlando Pirates in the last 24 hours, including Bucs ignore noise ahead of Soweto Derby, Abdeslam Ouaddou’s men thinking of double, but tactician is a worried man, and more.

Pirates are ignoring outside noise – Tapelo Xoki

'𝕀𝕞𝕒𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕌𝕤 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕣𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝔸𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕆𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕖𝕒𝕞𝕤': 𝕋𝕒𝕡𝕖𝕝𝕠 𝕏𝕠𝕜𝕚

Tapelo Xoki has made it clear: Orlando Pirates are ignoring the outside noise. The veteran defender says the squad is solely concentrated on the job at hand—Sunday’s high-stakes Soweto… pic.twitter.com/VcA1bbQTRL

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Tapelo Xoki has made it clear: Orlando Pirates are ignoring the outside noise.

The veteran defender says the squad is solely concentrated on the job at hand—Sunday’s high-stakes Soweto Derby against Kaizer Chiefs.

Pirates thinking of nothing but a double!

𝑫𝒆 𝑱𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝑨𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑫𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒚 𝑾𝒊𝒏 𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒇𝒔

Orlando Pirates attacker Andre de Jong says his side is aiming to complete a league double over Kaizer Chiefs in this Sunday’s highly anticipated Betway Premiership Soweto Derby.#FARPost… pic.twitter.com/IWQHAc4fHS

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Orlando Pirates attacker Andre de Jong says his side is aiming to complete a league double over Kaizer Chiefs in this Sunday’s highly anticipated Betway Premiership Soweto Derby.

Happy Jele on where Soweto Derby will be decided

In an exclusive interview with Soccer Laduma, Jele said that both clubs have outstanding players in the midfield who can decide the game for their respective teams. 

“I think the team that’s going to dominate in the middle of the park is going to win the game because if you look at both teams, on one side, you’ve got Lebogang (Maboe), who played very well.

➡️ Midfield Battle Set to Decide Derby Outcome? 🤔

Former defender Happy Jele believes Sunday’s encounter will again be decided by the battle in the middle of the park.

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“On the other side, you’ve got Mkhahleni Makhaula, Thalente Mbatha. You’ve got Sipho Mbule, you’ve got Relebohile Mofokeng, and Tito Maswanganyi in the middle of the park.

“So, I think the middle of the park is going to be dominated by the team that wants to win more on the day because you have to work extra hard and make sure that you feed your strikers.”

Ouaddou wary of ‘fit’ Chiefs

Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has expressed that they are wary of a ‘fit and improved’ Kaizer Chiefs outfit ahead of this weekend’s Soweto Derby.

“I think my first Soweto Derby experience was very good for us because we got the result we expected,” the Pirates coach was quoted as saying at a joint-press conference.

“Technical staff, the management, the players, we were really focused on the target and what we want to achieve.

"They [Chiefs] are really fit, and we will do our best again to make sure that our fans are happy and we keep going until the end [of the season]."

Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has expressed that they are wary of a ‘fit and improved’ Kaizer Chiefs outfit ahead of this… pic.twitter.com/musPnJx0tf

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“The game plan, how we wanted to attack, how we want to defend, the way that we have studied the opponent as well.

“I think everybody did their job, but now it’s another game. A different context, different conditions, and we must prepare for that. We have seen that Kaizer Chiefs have been doing well since.