The Orlando Pirates team that annihilated Royal Leopards in the CAF Confederation Cup. Image: Backpage
PSL giants Orlando Pirates won 6-2 in the CAF Confederation Cup last week. Let’s look at the club’s biggest ever wins.
The Orlando Pirates team that annihilated Royal Leopards in the CAF Confederation Cup. Image: Backpage
Don’t we all love big scores? Orlando Pirates’ 6-2 win over Royal Leopards last weekend is only the club’s fifth-biggest ever win.
According to the history books, Bucs’ smashing victory last weekend over the Eswatini side only broke into the top five.
Last weekend’s annihilation was special in its own way though. Orlando Pirates came behind from a 2-0 deficit before the final score.
The 6-2 win was made possible by the goals of Bandile Shandu, Kwame Peprah, Happy Jele, Kabelo Dlamini, Terrence Dzvukamanja, and an own goal.
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The historic wins range from February 2004 to February 2022. The competitions include the Premier Soccer League, the CAF Champions League, and the CAF Confederation Cup.
If you are a proud Ajax Cape Town or Jomo Cosmos fan, this shall be particularly hard to take.
Here is the list:
Meanwhile, Mandla Ncikazi and Fadlu Davids’ side are now preparing to battle Cape Town City on Wednesday 3 March, before quickly getting ready for the Soweto derby against Kaizer Chiefs this weekend.
Is it possible to match or break one of the score records against bitter enemies Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday? Probably not but as they say, anything is possible in football.
Talking about Bucs history, PSL legend Teko Modise named some of the club’s greatest ever players in his list of best local players in history.
During a recent chat in one of Mzansi’s leading podcasts, MacG’s Podcast, Teko Modise was simply asked to name his top five players of all time in SA.
The former Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns ace hardly seemed to struggle for names. Modise listed Amakhosi’s former star Jabu “Shuffle” Pule, Bucs’ legend Benedict “Tso” Vilakazi, and the under-celebrated Papi Zothwane of Golden Arrows fame. Read the full story here.
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