Jose Riveiro is cooking. Betway Premiership giants Orlando Pirates have introduced a new attacking midfielder.
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Following the departure of Lesedi Kapinga last month, the Sea Robbers remained with Patrick Maswanganyi, Kabelo Dlamini and Karim Kimvuidi as options in the number 10 position.
While Patrick Maswanganyi was absence on Tuesday night, coach Jose Riveiro named a new attacking midfielder on his bench before the 2-0 win over TS Galaxy. The name was Azola Tshobeni.
Formerly Orlando Pirates’ reserve team superstar, the 22-year-old Tshobeni spent the past three seasons on loan at JDR Stars in the Motsepe Foundation Championship.
Azola Tshobeni during the pitch inspection walk at the Mbombela Stadium before facing TS Galaxy in the Betway Premiership on 29 October 2024. Image: FootballSA
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In the meantime, Orlando Pirates, sitting at the top of the league with six wins out of six matches, are looking ahead to the visit of Richards Bay at the Orlando Stadium next Tuesday at 19:30.
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