Riveiro and Saleng: Same WhatsApp group at Orlando Pirates?
This has taken an interesting turn.
Monnapule Saleng’s future at Orlando Pirates is about as clear as mud. We can say the same about Spanish mentor Jose Riveiro.
Saleng to follow Riveiro’s next move from Orlando Pirates?
According to Soccer-Laduma, the future of manager Jose Riveiro and star winger Monnapule Saleng could be intertwined at Orlando Pirates.
“He (Saleng) was one of the first names on the coach’s (Riveiro) line-ups. It is without a doubt that he is one of the players whose talent the coach admires. The coach would love to have him in his (Pirates) team again even if it’s beyond this season,” said the source to the same publication.
Caf Champions League action beckons
Meanwhile, Pirates will be quietly confident they can stamp their ticket into the Champions League semi-finals. They face Algerian side MC Alger over two legs in the quarter-finals. The first leg takes place on Tuesday 01 April at 21:00. Alger are currently in charge of the Algerian Ligue 1 with a seven-point lead at the summit after 20 league outings.
New deal for Mbokazi on the table
Soccer Laduma is reporting that Pirates are readying a bumper senior contract for the prodigiously gifted central defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi.
“For now the deal and the new contract are as good as done. The talks have been going on since he (Mbokazi) was recommended to start training with the (Pirates) first team in August last year before he went with the Under-20 national team to the COSAFA Cup in Mozambique which (his team) South Africa won. Yes, it’s a four-year contract which will run until June 2029,” said the source.
Will either Saleng or Riveiro be with Pirates next season?
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