Orlando Pirates supporters are duly excited. Mohau Nkota is the latest youngster from the academy to the senior team. Did you watch him on Tuesday night against SuperSport? Here’s a review from his coach Jose Riveiro.
ORLANDO PIRATES COACH JOSE RIVEIRO ON MOHAU NKOTA
Following an exciting cameo during last weekend’s 3-2 loss to Magesi FC in the Carling Knockout, the 19-year-old Nkota has convinced Jose Riveiro to start him in the 2-0 win over SuperSport on Tuesday. The Kimberley-born winger delivered an eye-catching performance in 66 minutes.
“I was really happy to see Mohau on the field playing with his own personality,” said Riveiro at the post-match conference.
“Obviously, it was his first 65 minutes at Orlando. It’s important to see these youngsters playing with personality, with confidence,” the Spaniard concluded.
OLISA NDAH OUT
Meanwhile, Nigerian defender Olisa Ndah is out injured until 2025, but coach Jose Riveiro is not losing sleep.
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.
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“I think that everybody got an opportunity to see the player that he is, that this is Nkota the way he showed it today on the field with good things but some of the things he needs to improve.
