Today’s Orlando Pirates transfer wrap looks at the futures of Oswin Appollis, Innocent Maela and Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo.
Orlando Pirates transfer news: 03 January 2024
Pirates ready to sacrifice Ndlondlo to secure Appollis
Orlando Pirates must cough up money and a player to secure the services of Polokwane and Bafana winger Oswin Appollis. Polokwane has insisted fringe playmaker Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo be included in any potential deal for their talisman. 29-year-old former Marumo Gallants man Ndlondlo has only made two appearances across all competitions this term for the Sea Robbers.
Maela moving?
Pirates have a new exciting left-back prospect which makes skipper Innocent Maela’s long-term future unclear.
Miguel Timm earns one-year extension at Orlando Pirates
Central midfielder Miguel Timm hasn’t been an automatic pick in Jose Riveiro’s starting XI this term but the 30-year-old is still a valued member of the squad.
“For now the team is believed to have triggered that one-year option because they are the ones who hold that power in that instant and they are happy to keep him for one more season,” an insider told Soccer Laduma.
Kermit returns to Cape Town
According to iDiski Times, Kermit Erasmus has found a new club in the Mother City after being released by {irates seven months ago after a second stint with the Sea Robbers.
Pirates vs Chiefs H2H
Pirates have held the upper hand in recent meetings between these great Soweto rivals. The Buccaneers have won the last three meetings across all competitions, including each of the last two in the league. That stopped a curious and somewhat surprising run of five consecutive wins for Chiefs in Soweto Derby league clashes with the Sea Robbers. Most memorably, Yusuf Maart scored the only goal, and what a goal it was, in a 1-0 win for the Glamour Boys in October 2022. Chiefs won a quintet of Betway Pem clashes on the bounce against Pirates between March 2021 and February 2023. They’d love to build up a run like that again.
Will Appollis live up to the hype if he moves to Pirates?
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