Ghanaian Kwame Peprah raised his goal tally to four from two matches for Orlando Pirates by bagging a brace in a 2-1 South African Premiership victory over AmaZulu on Thursday.... more »
German Josef Zinnbauer quit as coach of leading South African club Orlando Pirates on Monday after losing his first match of the season, the club announced.... more »
Orlando Pirates and Enyimba will renew the great football rivalry between South Africa and Nigeria after a CAF Confederation Cup draw in Cairo Monday placed both clubs in Group A.... more »
Orlando Pirates of South Africa coach Josef Zinnbauer begins Tuesday a CAF Confederation Cup campaign he hopes will end with him becoming the first German to lift the trophy.... more »
Two Germans will create Soweto derby history on Saturday when Ernst Middendorp and Josef Zinnbauer coach Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in one of the most anticipated African club fixtures.... more »
A woeful start to the season by famed South African club Orlando Pirates continued Wednesday when they were held 0-0 at home by modest Golden Arrows in the Premiership.... more »
Leaders Orlando Pirates edged closer to a first South African Premiership title since 2012 when they won 1-0 at bottom club Maritzburg United on Wednesday.... more »
Leaders Mamelodi Sundowns retained a three-point advantage in the South African Premiership and Orlando Pirates climbed one place to second after they drew 0-0 in Soweto Monday.... more »
Second-place Orlando Pirates closed the gap behind leaders Bidvest Wits to two points with a 4-2 victory over lowly Chippa United Tuesday in a lively South African Premiership match.... more »
African club giants Etoile Sahel and TP Mazembe launch their CAF Confederation Cup challenges this weekend at the play-offs stage of a competition they wanted to avoid.... more »
The fortunes of Italian coach Giovanni Solinas took an upward turn Wednesday as Free State Stars triumphed 1-0 against Orlando Pirates in the South African Premiership.... more »
South African international striker Kermit Erasmus has joined French Ligue 1 outfit Rennes on a 30-month deal from Orlando Pirates, the Brittany club said on Thursday.... more »
South Africans are banking on Orlando Pirates to win the CAF Confederation Cup final against Etoile Sahel of Tunisia and end a 14-year African club trophy drought for the republic.... more »
Orlando Pirates outplayed Kaizer Chiefs in a Soweto derby during a weekend of South African Premiership drama in which three clubs spent time at the top of the table.... more »
The outstanding form that has taken Orlando Pirates to the CAF Confederation Cup final deserted the Soweto club in the South African Premiership again Wednesday.... more »
Defending champions Kaizer Chiefs were held and fellow 'big three' clubs Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns lost South African Premiership midweek matches.... more »
Orlando Pirates lost 1-0 to SuperSport United Wednesday in the South African Premiership opening round just days after being called one of the best three African football clubs.... more »
South Africans Orlando Pirates survived a scare in Uganda this weekend to draw 2-2 and reach the CAF Confederation Cup round of 16 at the expense of Ugandans Revenue Authority.... more »
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