Today’s Orlando Pirates news wrap looks at a huge price tag for Oswin Appollis. There’s also a massive debt owed to manager Abdeslam Ouaddou.
Ouaddou must collect a debt from his old club
Abdeslam Ouaddou is awaiting a multi-million-rand claim from old club AS Vita, a club he coached briefly in 2024.
Appollis could leave after Nkota’s arrival at Orlando Pirates
An unnamed club has tabled an enticing offer for Bafana Bafana winger Oswin Appollis, and Pirates are considering it. The 25-year-old featured in every single Betway Premiership match last season for the champions, contributing nine goals and six assists in 30 outings. This term, he’s already got two goals and two assists in five matches. The transfer window closes on 21 September. Rumours suggest it will take a massive fee to convince Pirates to sell.
Midfield improvisation
Meanwhile, in the continued absence of injured midfield duo Sihle Nduli and Thalente Mbatha, Cemran Dansin, Thapelo Mokobodi, Simphiwe Selepe and Mthiyane have all gotten plenty of minutes in the Bucs engine room. They might be needed for longer than planned. What looked like a crisis on paper has proved to be a massive opportunity for some of the club’s emerging stars. Next up for Pirates is a CAF Champions League qualifying second-leg clash with La Cure Waves on Saturday 12 September. The sides drew 0-0 in the first leg on Sunday. The champions’ next league match is on Thursday, 17 September against Durban City. Reminder of the XI which started against La Cure Waves:
Chaine; Zulu, Derbyshire, Seema, Hotto; Selepe, Mthiyane, Dansin; Appollis, Radiopane; Msendami.
Unique run of domestic results for Orlando Pirates
The Sea Robbers have made a superb start to their title defence, winning four of five matches and drawing the other. Title rivals Sundowns have an identical record so far. After four consecutive domestic wins with 1-0, 2-0, 3-0 and 4-0 scorelines, the champions have done something that no other Betway Premiership side has done in history. The sequence started with a 1-0 win over Sekhukhune in the MTN8 and continued with successes over Sekhukhune in the league, Sekhukhune again in the MTN8 semi-final second leg, and a 4-0 trouncing of Kruger United.
