Orlando Pirates' strength in depth is evidenced by their strong contingent at Afcon qualifying. Let's take a closer look.
Orlando Pirates’ strength in depth is evidenced by their strong contingent at Afcon qualifying. Let’s take a closer look.As many as eight Bucs stars could be in action for their nations over the Afcon break. Six are with the Bafana squad, namelyeach valued at €1.4 million, or approximately R27 million
. Golden Boot holder Tshegofatso Mabasa follows closely at €1.3 million or approximately R25 million. Meanwhile, the trio of Tapelo Xoki, Deano van Rooyen and, is now valued at a lowly R3.8 million but there’s hope this number will grow as he grows accustomed to South African football. German football website. Surely that number will continue to rise as his stock does the same. Now a Bafana international, Mofokeng has surpassed the 50 appearances mark for the Buccaneers.
Jose Riveiro’s men have three league encounters to prepare for in the next month and they’ve also got on the horizon. The visit of African champions Al Ahly on 06 December is one to get in the diary. There’s also the prospect of a meeting with Bafana and former Cape Town City striker Khanyisa Mayo when Pirates go North to face Belouizdad of Algeria on 26 November.
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