2020–21 Orlando Pirates F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Orlando Pirates F.C. 25th season in the South African Premier Division, the highest division of South African football league system. Orlando Pirates F.C. participated in the MTN 8 Cup , CAF Confederation Cup and the Nedbank Cup.

Orlando Pirates F.C.
2020–21 season
ChairmanIrvin Khoza
ManagerJosef Zinnbauer
DStv Premiership3rd ( CAF Confederation Cup)
MTN 8Winners
Nedbank CupQuarter Finals
CAF Confederation CupQuarter Finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Vincent Pule (6)
All: Vincent Pule (9)
Highest home attendanceNone
Lowest home attendanceNone

Review and events
See also: 2020-21 South African Premier Division

Orlando Pirates F.C. won the MTN 8 cup and finished 3rd in the 2020–21 DStv Premiership and Qualified for the 2021-22 CAF Confederation Cup following Kaizer Chiefs loss to Egyptian Club Al Ahly SC in the 2020-21 CAF Champions League final. The team also reached the Quarter Finals of the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup but were knocked out by Morrocan Club Raja Casablanca and eventual winners of the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup. In the Nedbank Cup , Orlando Pirates F.C. was knocked out by Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. The MTN 8 Triumph ended Orlando Pirates F.C. almost 6 year trophy drought since last winning a major cup in 2014 , by winning the 2013–14 Nedbank Cup.

Players

First team squad
As of 16 October 2020[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  RSA James Monyane
3 MF  RSA Thembinkosi Lorch
4 DF  RSA Happy Jele (captain)
5 DF  RSA Ntsikelelo Nyauza
6 MF  RSA Ben Motshwari
7 FW  MWI Gabadinho Mhango
8 MF  RSA Siphesihle Ndlovu
9 FW  RSA Tshegofatso Mabasa
11 MF  NAM Deon Hotto
12 MF  RSA Collins Makgaka
14 DF  RSA Thulani Hlatshwayo
15 MF  RSA Fortune Makaringe
16 MF  RSA Thabang Monare
17 DF  RSA Wayde Jooste
18 MF  RSA Kabelo Dlamini
19 DF  RSA Bongani Sam
21 MF  RSA Nkanyiso Zungu
23 DF  RSA Innocent Maela
25 FW  RSA Zakhele Lepasa
26 FW  ZAM Austin Muwowo
29 DF  RSA Paseka Mako
30 GK  RSA Wayne Sandilands
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK  GHA Richard Ofori
32 MF  RSA Linda Mntambo
37 FW  ZIM Terrence Dzvukamanja
39 FW  COD Jean-Marc Makusu Mundele
40 GK  RSA Siyabonga Mpontshane
44 MF  RSA Abel Mabaso
45 FW  RSA Vincent Pule

Competitions

DStv Premiership
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mamelodi Sundowns (C,Q) 30 19 10 1 49 14 +35 67 Qualification for Champions League
2 AmaZulu (Q) 30 15 9 6 38 23 +15 54
3 Orlando Pirates(Q) 30 13 11 6 33 22 +11 50 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 Lamontville Golden Arrows 30 11 14 5 40 28 +12 47
5 SuperSport United 30 11 12 7 37 31 +6 45
6 Moroka Swallows 30 8 20 2 31 23 +8 44
7 Cape Town City 30 10 11 9 42 40 +2 41
8 Kaizer Chiefs 30 8 12 10 34 37 −3 36
9 TS Galaxy 30 9 9 12 26 31 −5 36
10 Baroka 30 7 13 10 28 36 −8 34
11 Bloemfontein Celtic 30 6 14 10 30 35 −5 32
12 Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila 30 7 10 13 19 35 −16 31
13 Maritzburg United 30 7 9 14 27 36 −9 30
14 Stellenbosch 30 5 14 11 26 32 −6 29
15 Chippa United 30 5 12 13 24 37 −13 27 Qualification for Playoffs
16 Black Leopards (R) 30 5 8 17 23 47 −24 23 Relegation to the First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2021. Source: Premier Soccer League

Orlando Pirates F.C. finished the season 3rd , and qualified for the 2021-22 CAF Confederation Cup .

MTN 8 Cup

Quarter Finals

Orlando Pirates1–0Cape Town City
Dzvukamanja 23' Report
Attendance: 0

Semi Finals

1st Leg

Orlando Pirates3–0Kaizer Chiefs
Z.Lepasa 26'
V.Pule 66'
T.Lorch 81'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eugene Ndluli

2nd Leg

Kaizer Chiefs0–2Orlando Pirates
Report 59' F.Makaringe
80' L.Mntambo

Orlando Pirates won 5–0 on aggregate

Final

Bloemfontein Celtic1–2Orlando Pirates
Luthuli 4' Report Hotto 32'
Lorch 53'
Referee: Luxolo Badi

Luthuli scores his goal after a corner kick for Bloemfontein Celtic in the 4th minute. Orlando Pirates player Thabang Monare received an injury and was replaced by Thembinkosi lorch. In the 32nd minute, Hotto levels the matter for Orlando Pirates and the score was 1–1. After half time Thembinkosi lorch was fouled in the box and the referee called for a penalty in which was taken by lorch and made it 2–1 for Pirates scoring his second goal in the competition. The match ended in 2–1 and Pirates took the trophy ending their six-year trophy drought.

Nedbank Cup

Second Round

Orlando Pirates F.C. entered the second Round as by competitions rules that all 16 Premier Soccer League (PSL) clubs start the competition at the second round.

Orlando Pirates was drawn with National First Division (NFD) club Uthongathi F.C.

6 February 2021 Orlando Pirates 1–0UthongathiSoweto, Johannesburg
14:00 Mhango 63' Stadium: Orlando Stadium

Third Round

27 February 2021 Maritzburg United1–3 Orlando Pirates Pietermaritzburg
18:00 Kutumela 9' Dlamini 56'
Hotto 57'
Pule 78'		 Stadium: Harry Gwala Stadium

Quarter Finals

15 April 2021 Mamelodi Sundowns 4–1Orlando PiratesArcadia, Pretoria
17:30 Shalulile 12'
Zwane 49'
Kapinga 78'
Kekana 86'		 Mabaso 33' Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Orlando Pirates journey came to an end as they were eliminated by Mamelodi Sundowns.

International Competitions

CAF Confederation Cup

Orlando Pirates F.C. entered the 2020-21 CAF Confederation Cup first round , as they had 8pts from the 2018-19 CAF Champions League run.

First round

The 16 winners of the first round advance to the play-off round, where they will be joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tevragh-Zeina 0–2 RS Berkane 0–0 0–2
Renaissance w/o[upper-alpha 1] ES Sétif — —
USGN 1–4 JS Kabylie 1–2 0–2
TAS Casablanca 5–1 ESAE 4–0 1–1
ASC Jaraaf 2–2 (a) FC San Pédro 0–1 2–1
Al Mokawloon Al Arab 1–2 Étoile du Sahel 0–0 1–2
Al Ittihad 2–4 Pyramids 0–1 2–3
US Monastir 2–0 Al Ahli Tripoli 2–0 0–0
Namungo 5–3 El Hilal El Obeid 2–0 3–3
Sagrada Esperança w/o[upper-alpha 2] Orlando Pirates 0–1 —
AS Kigali 3–3 (a) KCCA 2–0
(awd.)[upper-alpha 3]		 1–3
NAPSA Stars 1–1 (a) UD Songo 0–0 1–1
Bravos do Maquis 1–3 DC Motema Pembe 0–1 1–2
Al Amal Atbara 0–3 Salitas 0–1 0–2
Green Eagles 0–3 Coton Sport 0–2 0–1
Bloemfontein Celtic 0–5 Rivers United 0–2 0–3

Notes:

  1. Renaissance failed to appear for the first leg in N'Djamena following disputes between the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the country and the Chadian Football Federation, which prevented the club from playing the match in their home country. As a result, Renaissance were disqualified from the competition by CAF, and ES Sétif won on walkover.[2]
  2. Orlando Pirates won on a walkover after Sagrada Esperança withdrew from the second leg in South Africa citing health concerns caused due to the new COVID-19 variant.[3]
  3. The first round first leg match between AS Kigali and KCCA could not be played after 2 of the 15 players from KCCA tested positive for COVID-19. Thus, KCCA were not able to name the required 15 players for holding the match, and subsequently, AS Kigali were awarded a technical 2–0 victory for the first leg by CAF in accordance with the regulations related to COVID-19.[4]

Play-off round

The 15 winners of the play-off round will advance to the group stage to join RS Berkane, who advanced directly to the group stage as the winners of the first round with the best CAF 5-Year Ranking following Gazelle withdrawal from the competition after being transferred from the Champions League.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Enyimba 1–1 (5–4 p) Rivers United 1–0 0–1
1º de Agosto 5–7 Namungo 2–6 3–1
FC Platinum 0–2 ASC Jaraaf 0–1 0–1
CS Sfaxien 5–2 AS Kigali 4–1 1–1
Raja Casablanca 1–1 (6–5 p) US Monastir 1–0 0–1
Nkana 3–2 TAS Casablanca 2–0 1–2
Gor Mahia 2–3 NAPSA Stars 0–1 2–2
AS Bouenguidi 2–3 Salitas 1–0 1–3
Asante Kotoko 1–2 ES Sétif 1–2 0–0
Young Buffaloes 1–4 Étoile du Sahel 1–2 0–2
AS SONIDEP 0–2 Coton Sport 0–1 0–1
Al Ahly Benghazi 2–2 (8–7 p) DC Motema Pembe 1–1 1–1
Stade Malien 2–2 (a) JS Kabylie 2–1 0–1
RC Abidjan 0–4 Pyramids 0–2 0–2
Jwaneng Galaxy 0–4 Orlando Pirates 0–3 0–1

Group Stage

Orlando Pirates F.C. were drawn into group A , after securing a slot from the play-off round.

Group A

Orlando Pirates F.C. finished the group as Runners up.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ENY ORL ESS AHL
1 Enyimba 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 2–1 2–1
2 Orlando Pirates 6 2 3 1 5 2 +3 9[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 — 0–0 3–0
3 ES Sétif 6 2 2 2 5 3 +2 8 3–0 0–0 — 1–0
4 Al Ahly Benghazi 6 2 1 3 3 6 −3 7 1–0 0–0 1–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (3), on head-to-head goal difference (0) and on head-to-head goals scored (2). Head-to-head away goals scored: Enyimba 1, Orlando Pirates 0.
Enyimba 2–1 Al Ahly Benghazi
 Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
ES Sétif 0–0 Orlando Pirates
Report
Orlando Pirates 2–1 Enyimba
 Report
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
Al Ahly Benghazi 1–0 ES Sétif
  • Alwadawi 3'
 Report
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Enyimba 2–1 ES Sétif
 Report
  • Bakrar 13'
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Al Ahly Benghazi 0–0 Orlando Pirates
Report
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Orlando Pirates 3–0 Al Ahly Benghazi
 Report
Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
ES Sétif 3–0 Enyimba
 Report
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Orlando Pirates 0–0 ES Sétif
Report
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Al Ahly Benghazi 1–0 Enyimba
  • El Taib 40'
 Report
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
Enyimba 1–0 Orlando Pirates
  • Olisema 90+5'
 Report
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
ES Sétif 1–0 Al Ahly Benghazi
 Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Quarter finals

The first legs were played on 16 May, and the second legs were played on 23 May 2021.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CS Sfaxien 1–2 JS Kabylie 0–1 1–1
Orlando Pirates 1–5 Raja Casablanca 1–1 0–4
Pyramids 5–2 Enyimba 4–1 1–1
Coton Sport 2–2 (a) ASC Jaraaf 1–0 1–2

Summary

Orlando Pirates F.C. CAF Confederation Cup run came to an end after being eliminated by Morrocan Club Raja Casablanca.

Club awards

Orlando Pirates F.C. Season Awards :

Player of the Season - Deon Hotto and Vincent Pule (Tie)

Fan's player of the season - Deon Hotto and Vincent Pule (Tie)

Golden Boot Winner - Vincent Pule (9 goals in all competitions )

Prospect of the Season - Boitumelo Radiopane (MDC)

Goal of the Season - Vincent Pule on the turn vs Kaizer Chiefs F.C.

Save of the Season - Last minute save by Richard Ofori vs Bloemfontein Celtic F.C.

Notes
  1. The ES Sétif v Orlando Pirates match, originally scheduled to be played at Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif, was played outside Algeria at Accra Sports Stadium, Accra (Ghana) due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic imposed by Algeria on travelers from South Africa out of concern of the variant 501.V2.[5]
  2. The Al Ahly Benghazi v ES Sétif match, originally scheduled to be played at Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi, was played outside Libya at Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo (Egypt) due to unavailability.[6][7]
  3. The Al Ahly Benghazi v Enyimba match, originally scheduled to be played on 21 April 2021 at 21:00 local time (UTC+2), was postponed for 24 hours due to unavailability of direct flights from Nigeria to Libya, which prevented Enyimba from appearing for the match in time.[8]

References
  1. "Official Jersey Numbers Revealed | Orlando Pirates Football Club". www.orlandopiratesfc.com.
  2. "Ligue des champions/Renaissance FC-ESS annulé". Algeria Press Service (in French). 24 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. Madyira, Michael (5 January 2021). "Safa reacts to Orlando Pirates' opponents Sagrada Esperanca pulling out without consulting local authorities". Goal. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. "Total CAF CC Match 59 - AS Kigali vs KCCA". CAF. 23 December 2020.
  5. "وفاق سطيف الجزائري يستضيف أورلاندو بايرتس الجنوب أفريقي في غانا" [Ghana set to host CCC tie between Algeria's ES Sétif and Orlando Pirates of South Africa]. Shorouk News (in Arabic). 1 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. "Benina Martyrs stadium to host Libya football team's CAF matches". The Libya Observer. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. "الأهلي بنغازي يواجه وفاق سطيف في القاهرة" [Al Ahly Benghazi set to face ES Sétif in Cairo]. Al Wasat Libya (in Arabic). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  8. "تأجيل مباراة الأهلي بنغازي وإنيمبا النيجيري" [Al Ahly Benghazi match against Nigeria's Enyimba postponed]. Libya Al Ahrar (in Arabic). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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