Orlando Pirates latest | Happy Jele reaches HUGE milestone with Bucs

Orlando Pirates captain Happy Jele has reached a HUGE milestone in the colours of the club to cement his legendary status.

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On Saturday, Jele became the first Pirates player to feature in 400 official top-flight games in the PSL era.

He achieved this with a start against Swallows FC whom the Buccaneers were meeting for the second time this season.

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Jele had already cemented his legendary status for Pirates by breaking a long-standing appearance (375) record set by Williams Okpara.

The 34-year-old defender has been with Pirates all his professional career since arriving at Mayfair as a teenager in 2006.

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He has won all the domestic trophies on offer since making his professional debut against Martizburg United in 2006.

Jele was also instrumental when Pirates won a double treble between 2011 and 2012, as he scored some crucial goals leading up to the success.

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He was also heavily involved when Pirates reached the finals of the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup in 2013 and 2015 respectively.