Sipho Chaine has rejoined Orlando Pirates in Spain after his FIFA World Cup exploits with Bafana Bafana, boosting the Buccaneers' pre-season preparations. Photo: Backpagepix
Orlando Pirates will continue their preparations for the 2026/27 season when they face Saudi Arabian giants Al Ittihad in their latest pre-season friendly in Spain on Tuesday.
The Buccaneers head into the encounter with a full squad available after welcoming back their Bafana Bafana internationals, who joined the team later than their teammates following South Africa’s historic FIFA World Cup campaign.
The likes of Sipho Chaine, Nkosinathi Sibisi, Tshepang Moremi and Oswin Appollis etc were granted a short break after representing the national team at the global showpiece before linking up with their club teammates during the Spanish training camp.
Bafana Bafana reached the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time in the country’s history before their journey came to an end with a narrow defeat to Canada in the Round of 32.
