I-Orlando Pirates izithola isisesimweni esicishe sifane nesangesizini edlule kodwa ingabe ingenza kangcono kulokhu, kubuza uMichael Madyira.
IPirates ingene esigabeni esimqoka kule sizini njengoba inamathuba amaningi okuqeda isizini ihambela phezulu.
Lokhu kwenzeka njengoba kusasele imidlalo eyisithupha ye-Premier Soccer League (PSL) kanti leli qembu lisendaweni yesibili etafuleni futhi lisethubeni lokudlala kowamanqamu nompetha iMamelodi Sundowns.
Lokho kuzobanika ithikithi lokudlala kwi-CAF Champions League ngesizini ezayo.
IPirates inenye indlela ezodlala ngayo e-Afrika ngokuqeda okungenani endaweni yesithathu nakuba lokho kuzoyifaka esigabeni sesibili se-CAF Confederation Cup.
Isekhona enye indlela yokuhlungela ukudlala kwi-Confederation Cup ngokuwina i-Nedbank Cup njengoba sebefinyelele kuma-quarter-final alo mqhudelwano.
Njengasekupheleni kwesizini edlule, lawa amathuba abanawo njengamanje.
Kodwa ngesizini edlule bahluleka ukusebenzisa la mathuba ngasekupheleni komqhudelwano. Njengoba babesethubeni lokuqeda besendaweni yesibili kwi-PSL bebhekene neSundowns nokuzibekisela indawo kwi-CAF Champions League behluleka baqeda endaweni yesithupha.
Njengoba sekusele imidlalo eyisithupha yeligi badlale ngokulingana neBaroka FC egawulwe yizembe baphinde baqopha umlando bebhekene neChippa United edonsa kanzima, bahlulwa iTS Galaxy, badlala ngokulingana neRoyal AM base behlulwa iSuperSport United.
Bawina umdlalo owodwa kuphela kweyisithupha edlule futhi ngokwehluleka ngaleyo ndlela abakwazanga ukuthola indawo kwi-Confederation Cup.
Leli qembu lase-Soweto belisethubeni lokuwina i-Confederation Cup futhi likwazile ukungena emdlalweni wamanje ngemuva kokungena kowamanqamu, kodwa lahlulwa i-RS Berkane.
Ziningi izinto ezenzeka ngesizini edlule kwiPirates. Izifundo zendlela yokugwema ukungena obishini kulokhu.
Nakuba umqeqeshi uJose Riveiro wayengekho kwiPirates ngesizini edlule kuningi okumele akufunde ukuze agweme ukuthi leli qembu lehluleke.
Okubaluleke nakakhulu ukuthi kudingeka ukuthi bazimisele nokuyinto abebengenayo ngesizini edlule.
Esithombeni esingenhla: Abadlali be-Orlando Pirates
Umthombo wesithombe: Orlando Pirates