‘Pirates Need A Player Like Ribeiro’

Orlando Pirates legend Bruce Ramokgadi reckons that his former side need a player of Lucas Ribeiro’s calibre who can create good situations for his fellow teammates.

Ramokgadi, who was part of the 1995 Bucs team that won the CAF Champions League spoke to iDiski Times senior writer Matshelane Mamabolo about his impressions of the new additions.  

Pirates have signed 11 players so far with most legends impressed with the acquisitions, but Ramokgadi has expressed his reservations especially about the pair of Sinoxolo Kwayiba and Yanela Mbuthuma saying they could have been replaced by a top international player like Ribeiro.

 “For me, they [Kwayiba & Mbuthuma] don’t have that stature,” Ramokgadi told iDiski Times.

“I feel Pirates needed a top international player like Lucas Ribeiro at Sundowns, who can create a good situation out of nothing. Maybe they should have considered going into the African market for a quality international.”

Ramokgadi also believes that the Buccaneers need another right-back to assist Deano Van Rooyen who he felt did not do so well last season.

 “I think they really need a solid right-back,” added the legend.

“Yes, they’ve got [Deano] Van Rooyen, but he did not do well in the past season. Maybe he was still adjusting. They really need a right-back. I am also not sure about their left-back position now that [Paseka] Mako has left.

“I’ve heard that they are looking at signing [Fawaaz] Basadien. He would be a great addition.”

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