Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates have made huge changes to their playing squads. Will any more business happen before the 22 September deadline?
Pirates have let go of 15 players and signed 12, while Chiefs have brought in 11 fresh faces and said goodbye to eight.
Let’s take a closer look.
‘Nkota is already a better player after leaving Orlando Pirates’
Orlando Pirates gamble on big exits
Of the 15 exits from Pirates, four attackers stand out. Mohau Nkota left for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ettifaq. 27-year-old mercurial winger Monnapule Saleng is back at his old club Orbit College for a season-long loan after being frozen out at Mayfair. Meanwhile, industrious striker Zakhele Lepasa and winger Katlego Otladisa have been released.
List of Orlando Pirates departures
- Paseko Mako
- Thabiso Monyane
- Mohau Nkota
- Yanga Madiba
- Azola Tshobeni
- Monnapule Saleng
- Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo
- Abdoulaye S Makiro
- Miguel Timm
- Thuso Moleleki
- Zakhele Lepasa
- Siphelo Baloni
- Goodman Mosele
- Karim Kimvuidi
- Katlego Otladisa
Click for the full Pirates transfer breakdown
New arrivals at Pirates
Meanwhile, 12 new faces have arrived at Orlando Pirates. Midfield magician Sipho Mbule and Bafana winger Oswin Appollis are the headline arrivals. Tshepho Mashiloane and Nkosikhona Ndaba add depth in the full-back areas, while 22-year-old Lebone Seema has settled straight into the side, looking comfortable at centre back.
Kaizer Chiefs exits
- Sabelo Radebe
- Bongani Sam
- Ranga Chivaviro
- Edmilson Dove
- Mduduzi Mdantsane
- Yusuf Maart
- Edson Castillo
- Tebogo Potsane
Kaizer Chiefs arrivals
Siphesihle Ndlovu is the headline midfield acquisition, while young attacking talents Asanale Velebayi and Luke Baartman were signed from Cape Town Spurs.
- Thabiso Monyane
- Peseka Mako
- Nkanyiso Shinga
- Ethan Chislett
- Siphesihle Ndlovu
- Flavio Silva
- Asanele Velebayi
- Luke Baartman
- Etiosa Ighodaro
- Lebohang Maboe
- Khanyisa Mayo
Nkota speaking Afrikaans to his new teammate in Saudi Arabia?
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