Orlando Pirates have confirmed the players' jersey numbers for the 2024/25 season as the team's first match is looming.
Pirates have finalised their preparations for the start of the new season with a match against SuperSport United in the MTN8 on Saturday.
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Following player movements during the off-season, there are changes in some of the numbers as the Buccaneers confirm a squad of 37 players.
"Following player movement during the off-season, Orlando Pirates Football Club can now confirm the squad numbers of the team to date. The majority of players have retained their numbers from the previous campaign with the exception of a few who have jumped at the opportunity to grab the recently vacated numbers," stated Pirates on the club's official website.
"Such as defender Olisa Ndah, who has relinquished the jersey number 49 for number 6 – a number he has worn before for the Super Eagles. While Makhehlene Makhaula moves from number 16 to jersey number 8. That jersey number 16 will now be worn by Thalente Mbatha who has since made his move permanent having spent the second half of the 2023/24 season on loan. In terms of the new signings, Gilberto has been assigned jersey number 11. While Selaelo Rasebotja will wear number 31," Bucs confirmed.
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The full squad list is as follows:
2 THABISO MONYANE, 4 MIGUEL TIMM, 5 NKOSINATHI SIBISI, 6 OLISA NDAH, 7 DEON HOTTO, 8 MAKHEHLENE MAKHAULA, 9 ZAKHELE LEPASA, 11 VIEIRA/GILBERTO, 12 KATLEGO OTLADISA, 14 MONNAPULE SALENG, 15 PHILLIP NDLONDLO, 16 THALENTE MBATHA, 17 EVIDENCE MAKGOPA, 18 KABELO DLAMINI, 19 TSHEGOFATSO MABASA, 20 GOODMAN MOSELE, 21 LESEDI KAPINGA, 23 INNOCENT MAELA, 24 SIPHO CHAINE, 25 KARIM KIMVUIDI, 26 BANDILE SHANDU, 27 TAPELO XOKI, 28 PATRICK MASWANGANYI, 29 PASEKA MAKO, 30 SEPHELO BALONI, 31 SELAELO RASEBOTJA, 32 THUSO MOLELEKI, 33 MOHAU NKOTA, 34 AZOLA MATROSE, 35 MELUSI BUTHELEZI, 36 THABISO SESANE, 37 THABISO LEBITSO, 38 RELEBOHILE MOFOKENG, 39 SANDILE MTHETHWA, 40 SIYABONGA DLADLA, 41 AYANDA ZULU, 42 BOITUMELO RADIOPANE.
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