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Kwame Peprah of Orlando Pirates reacts instructs teammates during the DStv Premiership 2021/22 match between AmaZulu and Orlando Pirates at Jonsson Kings Park Stadium, Durban on 08 December 2021 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Orlando Pirates latest: Mandla Ncikazi never lost faith in Kwame Peprah!

Orlando Pirates co-coach Mandla Ncikazi has revealed the technical team never lost faith in Ghanaian striker Kwame Peprah.

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Kwame Peprah of Orlando Pirates reacts instructs teammates during the DStv Premiership 2021/22 match between AmaZulu and Orlando Pirates at Jonsson Kings Park Stadium, Durban on 08 December 2021 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Orlando Pirates co-coach Mandla Ncikazi has revealed the technical team never lost faith in Ghanaian striker Kwame Peprah.

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Peprah fired blanks in the first few games that he played for Pirates but the technical team continued to defend and field him.

The 21-year-old marksman finally opened his goalscoring account for Pirates with a brace in the 2-1 win over Marumo Gallants on Monday.

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And Ncikazi said signs were always there that Peprah would eventually come good as they watched him as coaches and not they way fans saw him.

PEPRAH HAS ALWAYS HAD SIGNS – NCIKAZI

Peprah has always had signs, unlucky in some moments and some efforts. As a technical team, we had the responsibility to support him, and it’s important that we see the game as coaches, not like everybody else.

“Him not scoring but still contributing to the team set up in building the attack and giving the assist if it’s possible – that is a contribution which is how we saw the match. I’m so happy that he started scoring today (Monday).

Mandla Ncikazi