Today’s Orlando Pirates rumour wrap looks at the latest on Benni McCarthy, Nkosinathi Sibisi and Thalente Mbatha.
McCarthy primed for the Pirates job, one day?
Benni McCarthy started his coaching journey at Sint-Truiden, where he was the Belgian club’s assistant manager from 2015 to 2016. He then presided over 89 matches at Cape Town City as their head coach, winning the MTN9 in 2018-2019. His next head coach role was with AmaZulu, a club he guided to the Caf Champions League for the first time in their history. All of those roles preceded arguably his most glamorous position to date: first-team attacking coach at Manchester United. With the 2023-2024 FA Cup now in his cabinet, Benni’s tasted success in the dugout on two occasions and will want more of that feeling. Mr McCarthy is now the head coach of Kenya’s Harambee Stars.
Orlando Pirates duo suspended
The Sea Robbers will be without influential duo Nkosinathi Sibisi and Thalente Mbatha for their trip to Golden Arrows. There’s no margin for error in the title race, with Jose Riveiro’s side 12 points adrift of leaders Sundowns, but they do have two games in hand.
Can Pirates still win the league?
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