Orlando Pirates will be looking to bounce back from their shock Carling Knockout Cup loss at the hands of Magesi when they host SuperSport United in the Betway Premiership this evening.
Jose Riveiro’s side will be desperate to keep their perfect record in the league going this evening.
Standing in their way is a wounded Gavin Hunt side, who themselves will be hoping to avoid a third consecutive loss this evening.
And now, a fresh Orlando Pirates injury update has been provided ahead tonight’s match.
Two Orlando Pirates stars to return for United clash
Makhehlene Makhaula and Miguel Timm are set to return to action for Orlando Pirates this evening, the club confirmed on Tuesday morning.
On the other hand, Thabiso Lebitso, Sandile Mthethwa, Olisa Ndah, Thalente Mbatha, Bandile Shandu, Tapelo Xoki, Goodman Mosele, Zakhele Lepasa, and Ethan Visagie are expected to miss today’s match through injury.
In other news, Interest in Orlando Pirates star Monnapule Saleng from Europe is reportedly growing!
The Buccaneers talisman has returned to prime form for Jose Riveiro’s side this season, scoring five goals and assisting one more in 10 appearances.
The 26-year-old winger has made a total of 67 appearances for the Buccaneers, grabbing 25 goals and 17 assists.
And now, new reports suggest a Belgian side are closely monitoring the Orlando Pirates star! Let’s take a look at all of the details below.
Standard Liege monitoring Orlando Pirates ace
“It’s not like the interest in Saleng died off. It’s just that last season he was not playing that much so it was hard for the teams interested in him to monitor his progress but they were checking what was going on,” an insider told Soccer Laduma.
“Now since he is back in the thick of things for Orlando Pirates the interest has arise again. It’s Standard Liege that have shown interest. Actually last season they were also interested in Mohau Nkota while Monaco SC were interested in Saleng.
“So now it’s also believed that the Standard Liege scouts are looking at Saleng since Nkota has not been playing much since his promotion.”
What are you match predictions?
Orlando Pirates and SuperSport United meet at the Orlando Stadium this evening. What are your match predictions?
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