Is this Orlando Pirates’ most exciting transfer market onslaught ever? The Sea Robbers have signed some of the most popular players in Mzansi: Oswin Apollis and Sipho Mbule.
Soweto rivals Kaizer Chiefs have not been idle either. Amakhosi have captured one of the league’s most highly rated midfielders: Siphesihle Ndlovu.
How about we quickly jump into the full list of 15 players going to Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs before the start of the 2025/2026 Betway Premiership?
FULL LIST OF CONFIRMED ORLANDO PIRATES SIGNINGS
Kaizer Chiefs transfer news: Midfielder and two forwards
- Tshepho Mashiloane, 23, right-back
- Nkosikhona Ndaba, 22, left-back
- Sihle Nduli, 29, central midfielder
- Masindi Nemtajela, 23, defensive midfielder
- Sipho Mbule, 27, central midfielder
- Tsepang Moremi, 24, winger
- Sinoxolo Kwayiba, 25, attacking midfielder
- Yanela Mbuthuma, 23, striker
- Oswin Appollis, 23, winger.
Orlando Pirates news: Oswin Appollis and Sipho Mbule
FULL LIST OF CONFIRMED KAIZER CHIEFS SIGNINGS
- Nkanyiso Shinga, 25, left-back
- Flavio Silva, 29, striker
- Ethan Chislett, 26, attacking midfielder
- Paseka Mako, 31, left-back
- Thabiso Monyane, 25, right-back
- Siphesihle Ndlovu, 28, central midfielder.
Meanwhile, the transfer window will be open until 22 September. Reports suggest Kaizer Chiefs are in the market for a deep-lying playmaker and a new striker.
LAST SEASON’S TALE
As far as last season’s results on the pitch, the Buccaneers won the MTN8 and finished 12 points behind the league champions, Mamelodi Sundowns. The position booked Orlando Pirates a spot in next season’s CAF Champions League.
Despite finishing in ninth place, Kaizer Chiefs ended their decade-long trophy drought after beating Orlando Pirates 2-1 in the Nedbank Cup. The championship sealed Amakhosi’s return to the CAF Confederation Cup next season.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM KAIZER CHIEFS AND ORLANDO PIRATES IN THE BETWAY PREMIERSHIP NEXT SEASON?
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