Orlando Pirates playmaker Kabelo Dlamini is in hot form slowly making him a fan favourite and it could all be thanks to a Kaizer Chiefs legend
This meant that Pirates reached the Nedbank Cup final for a second consecutive season under coachThe stage was set in Gqeberha, with the two sides playing in front of a sold out crowd. It would be Pirates who would lift the roof with a goal in just the fourth minute. A well taken left-footed free kick sawgrant the visitors lift off. Still in the first half, Dlamini would complete his brace to hand the Buccaneers a commanding 2-0 lead at half time.
With that goal Pirates earned themselves an opportunity to defend their Nedbank Cup crown. Speaking tolegend. The legend in question being Jabu Mahlangu . “I think on that day it was the first time he saw me playing because also my father is famous in Daveyton and he was a ‘Jabu Pule’ himself. So they knew each other but I didn’t know they knew each other. He took my number, called Farouk and I went to trial. He did that and the rest is history.” Said Dlamini.
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