Zakhele Lepasa of Orlando Pirates

Zakhele Lepasa of Orlando Pirates celebrates a goal with teammates during the DStv Premiership 2023/24 match between Orlando Pirates and Royal AM at the Orlando Stadium, Soweto on 08 August 2023. Photo: Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

EPL striker sends special message to Orlando Pirates star

Zakhele Lepasa received a special message from an English Premier League striker following his hatrick for Orlando Pirates

Zakhele Lepasa of Orlando Pirates

Zakhele Lepasa of Orlando Pirates celebrates a goal with teammates during the DStv Premiership 2023/24 match between Orlando Pirates and Royal AM at the Orlando Stadium, Soweto on 08 August 2023. Photo: Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

Burnley striker Lyle Foster has sent a special message to Orlando Pirates scoring machine Zakhele Lepasa.

Lepasa is in red-hot form for Orlando Pirates this season!

The Bafana Bafana striker scored hatrick as well as a brace for the Buccaneers in his previous two matches.

And now, Foster who made his English Premier League debut over the weekend, has sent his Bafana Bafana teammate a special message.

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Orlando Pirates star receives message from Burnley striker

“Zakes, show them why again and again. It’s not by chance this thing. God bless you my brother.” Foster said on Twitter.

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Orlando Pirates striker Zakhele Lepasa. Photo: @orlandopirates/Twitter
Orlando Pirates striker Zakhele Lepasa. Photo: @orlandopirates/Twitter

Orlando Pirates fans were taken back down memory lane after current first team star Patrick Maswanganyi did the iconic Jomo Sono trademark ball stand!

The Buccaneers were at their best on Saturday evening when they demolished Sekhukhune United 5-0 in the MTN8 opening round.

One particular moment though had the fans on their feet, and that was when Maswanganyi did the iconic Jomo Sono skill! Take a look at it below.

Orlando Pirates star does epic Jomo Sono skill

In other news, Recently axed Orlando Pirates midfielder Collins Makgaka is edging closer to securing a new club!

The highly talented midfielder maestro is reportedly drawing interest from two top flight teams.

According to the latest reports, Makgaka is currently on trial at AmaZulu however Polokwane City are also interested in signing the 27-year-old.

Makgaka made his debut for Baroka back in 2015 and has already racked up 85 top flight appearances.

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“He is a good player and he will definitely fit in well with the club (Polokwane City). Another thing is that he comes from a big team and has experience. So, he will add value to the club. It’s unfortunate that things didn’t go well for him at Pirates, but he is talented.” an insider told Citizen.

The former Orlando Pirates man was previously training with Stellenbosch however reports suggest the Cape outfit opted against signing him.

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Makgaka in action for Orlando Pirates. Image: @Bongz2 / Twitter

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