Orlando Pirates News Today: Offer tabled for Appollis! Transfer updates & more

Latest Orlando Pirates news in the last 24 hours, including a club in Europe chasing Oswin Appollis, why the Sea Robbers have an advantage in the CAF Champions League and more.

Pirates to lose Appollis?

Having already sold Relebohile Mofokeng and Patrick Maswanganyi to overseas clubs during the current transfer window, Orlando Pirates look set to sell Oswin Appollis to another European team.

According to a source, an unnamed European club has tabled an enticing offer for the Bafana Bafana winger, and Pirates are considering it.

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“Don’t be surprised to see Oswin leave Pirates before the transfer window closes. There’s serious interest in him, and an offer for him from a European team has been tabled already. I think it’s from France, but it’s not easy to get information from Pirates these days; they protect it,” said the source.

Appollis joined Pirates ahead of the 2025/26 season from Polokwane City and enjoyed a stellar debut campaign, winning multiple trophies including the league title and earning the Betway Premiership Midfielder of the Season award.

His good displays for the Buccaneers earned him a spot in Hugo Broos’ Bafana Bafana squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which was jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Pirates have CAF CL advantage

Orlando Pirates young defender Cristian Derbyshire feels they can still seal the CAF Champions League preliminary second leg tie in their favour after dominating proceedings in Maurituis.

The Buccaneers were held to a disappointing 0-0 stalemate by a stubborn La Cure Waves in Port Louis on Sunday afternoon at the Côte-d’Or National Sports Complex.

Abdeslam Ouaddou’s charges had an avalanche of chances to gain advantage in the first leg but were let down by their finishing.

"I think we played well; it's just that we never took our chances. We dominated the game. I think this point we got away from home, is gonna be beneficial for us when we go back. Because you know how it is at home."

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Derbyshire, 19, who was given a rare start in his official debut, was critical in how they did not convert opportunities though they can still rectify that when they host Waves in Soweto.

“It’s never easy going away from home, especially leaving the country to play outside, it’s not easy. I think we played well; it’s just that we never took our chances. We dominated the game. The other team just sat,” he told the Pirates media department.

“But I think it was a good performance, just not the result we wanted. I feel, if things went the way it did last season, it’s gonna be a bit of a different story but I think this point we got away from home, is gonna be beneficial for us when we go back. Because you know how it is at home.

“It’s nothing I expected. Okay, I thought we far, maybe we’ll get one or two, but I mean we had half of the stadium with us. So, I think that’s also a few roles in how we played. They motivated us; kept us going,” he added.