George Maluleka in action for AmaZulu FC. Photo: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix

George Maluleka in action for AmaZulu FC. Photo: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix

Orlando Pirates star returns for MTN8 final!

Jose Riveiro’s Orlando Pirates have been handed a major boost ahead of the upcoming MTN8 final against AmaZulu!

George Maluleka in action for AmaZulu FC. Photo: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix

George Maluleka in action for AmaZulu FC. Photo: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix

Orlando Pirates and AmaZulu face-off at the Moses Mabhida stadium on Saturday evening in the 2022 MTN8 final.

The Buccaneers booked their place in the final after hammering Mamelodi Sundowns 3-0 in the semi-finals.

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Usuthu on the other hand squeezed past Kaizer Chiefs courtesy of the away goal rule.

Today’s MTN8 final gets underway at 18:00. According to the PSL, tickets were sold out in less than 72 hours for the blockbuster clash!

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Jose Riveiro’s side have been handed a major boost ahead of the final…

Miguel Timm returns for Orlando Pirates

Star midfielder Miguel Timm returns from suspension for the Buccaneers.

The ‘conducter of the orchestra’ missed out for Pirates in their defeat against rivals Kaizer Chiefs last weekend due to suspension.

His absence was felt after the Bucs were outplayed in the middle of the park by Kaizer Chiefs.

Timm will likely walk straight back into the Orlando Pirates starting lineup, alongside Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo.

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Broadcast and live stream details

The MTN8 final between Orlando Pirates and AmaZulu will be televised live on SuperSport PSL and SABC1.

The match will also be live streamed on Multichoice’s streaming platform DStv Now (Subscription required).

This website will also be providing you with live updates from the Moses Mabhida stadium on our MTN8 final live blog.

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Jose ready to bounce back from Kaizer Chiefs loss

“It wasn’t possible to be at our best in our last match even though it was good enough to get a better result and we know it as well.” the Orlando Pirates coach said as quoted by Citizen.

“We don’t usually analyse the result, we try to learn from our performance. Obviously when you don’t get a good result you go deeper. This is because you’re hungry and disappointed.

“As coaching staff, we want to change the situation as soon as possible. We are all experienced in this type of process, players and coaches.

“And that we need to put even more emphasis on small details in order to be the team that we want to be.”

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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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