Abdeslam Ouaddou urges Orlando Pirates to find ‘scoring boots’ in Betway Premiership title race

Bonginkosi Dlamini of Polokwane City late equaliser nearly derailed Orlando Pirates’ Betway Premiership campaign on Wednesday night. Photo: BackpagePix Orlando Pirates’ coachAbdeslam Ouaddouhas reached out to his troops, particularly the attackers, to fire from all angles if they are to maintain their lead in theBetway Premiershiptitle race until the end of the season. Pirates currentlylead the league standings with 44 pointsdue to a superior difference ahead of the second-placed Mamelodi Sundowns after the 19th round of matches.The Sea Robbers should have steered themselves to calmer waters, and a little more breathing space between them and Sundowns, but they stumbled againstPolokwane City, after beating them only 2-1,whereas they had ample opportunities to win comfortably.

Pirates currentlylead the league standings with 44 pointsdue to a superior difference ahead of the second-placed Mamelodi Sundowns after the 19th round of matches. The Sea Robbers should have steered themselves to calmer waters, and a little more breathing space between them and Sundowns, but they stumbled againstPolokwane City, after beating them only 2-1,whereas they had ample opportunities to win comfortably. Pirates’ sloppiness up-front nearly came back to haunt them as Bonginkosi Dlamini cancelled out Relebohile Mofokeng’s lead in the 86th minute, only for substitute Patrick Maswanganyi to ensure that they returned to Johannesburg on Thursday morning with all three points.

Speaking during his post-match media duties at Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Ouaddou urged his troopsto bring their scoring bootsto every game going forward. “I think if we want to be more ambitious, we definitely need to be more clinical in the final third,” Ouaddou said. “But let’s congratulate the boys, they showed a lot of character in that game.

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We’ll go back and prepare for the next game.” Granted, Ouaddou was pleased with the result, but not the slippery pitch conditions. It was a muddy affair after a rainy evening, and the Moroccan charged that things could have turned sour for both teams.

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