Zakhele Lepasa of Orlando Pirates
Zakhele Lepasa of Orlando Pirates celebrates a goal with teammates during the DStv Premiership 2023/24 match between Orlando Pirates and Royal AM at the Orlando Stadium, Soweto on 08 August 2023. Photo: Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

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Orlando Pirates coach delighted with star striker!

Jose Riveiro has opened up on the form of his star Orlando Pirates Zakhele Lepasa following his recent performances for the club

Zakhele Lepasa of Orlando Pirates
Zakhele Lepasa of Orlando Pirates celebrates a goal with teammates during the DStv Premiership 2023/24 match between Orlando Pirates and Royal AM at the Orlando Stadium, Soweto on 08 August 2023. Photo: Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

Zakhele Lepasa is in red-hot form for Orlando Pirates and head coach Jose Riveiro has opened up on his recent performances.

The Bafana Bafana striker scored a hatrick and a brace for the Buccaneers in his previous two matches.

And nobody is more happy for the attacker than head coach Jose Riveiro!

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Jose delighted for Orlando Pirates star

“I’m happy for the guy. He’s a guy whose always working hard, so it’s good that football is also paying back to him,” the Orlando Pirates coach SuperSport TV following the match.

“Because he’s always in the right places like today and today he managed to put the ball in net more times than frequent. So I’m so happy for him, because it’s going to be good for the team, it’s good for Zakhele.”

In other news, Recently axed Orlando Pirates midfielder Collins Makgaka is edging closer to securing a new club!

The highly talented midfielder maestro is reportedly drawing interest from two top flight teams.

According to the latest reports, Makgaka is currently on trial at AmaZulu however Polokwane City are also interested in signing the 27-year-old.

Makgaka made his debut for Baroka back in 2015 and has already racked up 85 top flight appearances.

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“He is a good player and he will definitely fit in well with the club (Polokwane City). Another thing is that he comes from a big team and has experience. So, he will add value to the club. It’s unfortunate that things didn’t go well for him at Pirates, but he is talented.” an insider told Citizen.

The former Orlando Pirates man was previously training with Stellenbosch however reports suggest the Cape outfit opted against signing him.

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Makgaka in action for Orlando Pirates. Image: @Bongz2 / Twitter

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