Orlando Pirates have to forget about lat Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Magesi FC in the Carling Knockout last 16. SuperSport United are visiting for Betway Premiership action.
BETWAY PREMIERSHIP: ORLANDO PIRATES VS SUPERSPORT UNITED
According to the Premier Soccer League, the match will kick off at 19:30 from the Orlando Stadium in Soweto.
OLISA NDAH OUT
Meanwhile, Nigerian defender Olisa Ndah is out injured until 2025, but coach Jose Riveiro is not losing sleep.
ORLANDO PIRATES COACH JOSE RIVEIRO NOT WORRIED
“Olisa was in an exceptional moment in his career and it’s a pity that he can’t be part of the team for the upcoming months but we have solutions within the squad. We don’t have to [maybe panic] … it’s not a headache in that sense. We have quality in the squad, enough to immediately find a player that will replace [him] in the final already,” Riveiro said via Sowetan.
“Olisa didn’t play and we played an international player like Sibisi [in the MTN8 final]. Tapelo [Xoki] is also coming back soon … we have our captain Innocent Maela [who can also play at centre-back], we have many players who can play that role. The headache is always the same … to find the starting XI in a squad of 39 players, so this week isn’t the exception in that sense,” concluded the Sea Robbers tactician.
WHO IS THE BEST ORLANDO PIRATES PLAYER TO REPLACE OLISA NDAH?
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