Sport | Riveiro's last dance with Pirates starts with scrappy, but hard-fought win in Polokwane

Sport | Riveiro's last dance with Pirates starts with scrappy, but hard-fought win in Polokwane

Orlando Pirates beat Polokwane City 1-0 at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday, to move within 12 points of Mamelodi Sundowns in the league.

Pirates close gap on Sundowns, Mbokazi bags another Man of the Match award

Orlando Pirates have closed the gap to Mamelodi Sundowns to 12 points following their 1-0 win over Polokwane City on Saturday afternoon. A second-half goal from Nkosinathi Sibisi was enough to give the Buccaneers all three points in Polokwane. The win sees Pirates move to 46 points after 20 league games. Should they win their gaps in hand, they could just be three points from the log leaders. Although the win was scrappy, it was another top-clas…

Orlando Pirates edge past Polokwane City to keep title dreams alive

Pirates close the gap to 12 in Polokwane

By Razeen GuttaJose Riveiro’s farewell tour began with a hard fought victory at the Peter Mokaba Stadium when the Bucs defeated Polokwane City 1-0 on Saturday. Named as “the last dance” by the club, which Riveiro has announced he would depart at the end of the season, the run-in certainly has the potential to be a special one. Nkosinathi Sibisi got the only goal of the game. It may have been a scrappy one, as the ball went in off his knee shortl…

Buccaneers close gap on Sundowns

Orlando Pirates moved three points closer to Betway Premiership leaders Mamelodi Sundowns this weekend following a hard fought 1-0 win against Polokwane City at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Nkosinathi Sibisi’s lone second-half effort saw Pirates move within 12 points of Sundowns this weekend, while Jose Riveiro’s men still have three games in hand. Both sides showcased their attacking intent during the first 10 minutes of …

Soccerladuma | Starting XI: Polokwane v Pirates

Orlando Pirates will be aiming to remain in the Betway Premiership title race when they take on Polokwane City.