orlando pirates linked with richard ofori

Milutin Sredojevic , coach of Orlando Pirates, Rhulani Mokwena and Fadlu Davids assistant coach of Orlando Pirates during the Absa Premiership 2018/19 match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates at FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on 9 February 2019 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Former Orlando Pirates coach tipped for PSL return!

A former Orlando Pirates coach has been linked with a blockbuster return to a DStv Premiership side he knows all too well…

orlando pirates linked with richard ofori

Milutin Sredojevic , coach of Orlando Pirates, Rhulani Mokwena and Fadlu Davids assistant coach of Orlando Pirates during the Absa Premiership 2018/19 match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates at FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on 9 February 2019 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

A former Orlando Pirates coach has been linked with a return to the DStv Premiership.

Fadlu Davids is set to be announced as Maritzburg United’s new coach according to the latest reports.

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The former Team Of Choice player and coach is leading the race to replace outgoing coach John Maduka.

After parting ways with Orlando Pirates last season, Davids joined his former head coach Josef Zinnbauer in Russia.

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His stay there however was cut extremely short after Zinnbauer was sacked by Lokomotiv Moscow.

According to the latest reports, Davids now looks set to return to the DStv Premiership.

Ex Orlando Pirates coach tipped for new job!

Legendary sports personality Robert Marawa hinted at Davids being the incoming Maduka replacement on social media.

Furthermore, SoccerLaduma also claimed the former Orlando Pirates coach was in the race to land the role.

In other news, despite not being on the Kaizer Chiefs injury list, midfielder Phathutshedzo Nange has been missing in action.

Nange has fallen far down Arthur Zwane’s pecking order in the middle of the park.

Zwane has preferred to use the combination of Njabulo Blom and Yusuf Maart in the center.

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Furthermore Siyethemba Sithebe and George Matlou are next in line while Cole Alexander is Zwane’s preferred defensive reinforcement.

Kaizer Chiefs midfielder facing bleak future at Naturena

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Nange failed to make Arthur Zwane’s match-day squad for the last seven matches.

Prior to that, he was an unused substitute in two matches.

The last time midfielder took to the field for Kaizer Chiefs was 11 matches ago, and that was a brief seven minute cameo against Stellenbosch.

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It remains to be seen whether the midfielder will be offloaded in January by the club..

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However if the recent past is anything to go by, it’s almost certain he won’t be seeing any game-time unless something drastically changes.

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Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs will face off once again in November in the Carling Black Label Cup Photo: Twitter @orlandopirates

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