It is 26 years since Orlando Pirates of South Africa lifted CA) silverware and a favourable draw has given them a good chance to end the drought this month.
Ntsikelelo Nyauza shares the central defensive duties for South African club Orlando Pirates with Nigerian Olisa Ndah.JOHANNESBURG - It is 26 years since Orlando Pirates of South Africa lifted Confederation of African Football silverware, and a favourable draw has given them a good chance to end the drought this month.
Here, AFP Sport highlights five things to know before the first legs in a competition offering $1.25 million to the winners and a crack at the CAF Champions League winners in the Super Cup.Hosts are three times more likely than visiting teams to win at the semi-finals stage in the Confederation Cup, the African equivalent of the UEFA Europa League.
After building a slender 1-0 first-leg advantage in Soweto, the Buccaneers trailed by two goals in the return match soon after half-time and overall defeat loomed. Ghanaian Ofori has solidified a defence in which veteran captain Harry Jele has been ditched, leaving Nigerian Olisa Ndah and Ntsikelelo Nyauza to man the central positions.Congolese outfit Mazembe have won three and drawn three semi-final matches in the Confederation Cup, a competition were they have excelled.