Orlando Pirates have been asked to hand a favour to the Betway Premiership new boys, Orbit College FC.
Two of Orbit’s most influential players, Siyabulela Mabele and Gomolemo Khoto, are on loan from the Buccaneers and are thus expected to return to Orlando Pirates for preseason.
The duo’s coach, Pogiso Makhoye, has asked to retain the two players as Orbit make their debut in the Betway Premiership next term.
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The Rustenburg-based club qualified for the PSL Promotion/Relegation Playoffs after finishing second in the 2024/24 Motsepe Foundation Championship.
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Orbit, known as Umsweko Boys, won the mini league ahead of Casric Stars and Cape Town City FC with two wins and two draws, where Mabele and Khoto delivered telling roles.
“That one is a boardroom one, but I’d like to have Mabele back, he’s still young and needs to play more,” coach Makhoye said to FARPost. “It’s something that we need to talk with Pirates and see what we can do because the boy was developed here.
“He’s the heartbeat of this team. I’ll be happy to have him back, even Khoto, to have them back here because they need to play. They’re still young, and they need to play week in and week out. But we’ll see, we’ll talk to Pirates. I’d love to have them here,” he Makhoye concluded.
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