{"id":183849,"date":"2026-03-09T07:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/183849\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T07:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:32:08","slug":"orlando-pirates-vs-richards-bay-teams-news-kick-off-time-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/183849\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Pirates vs. Richards Bay -Teams, news, kick-off time, how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orlando Pirates<\/a> will host Richards Bay<\/a> at the Orlando Amstel Arena on Wednesday as they enter a crucial stage in the Betway Premiership title race.<\/p>\n

Pirates’ recent 3-0 win over Kaizer Chiefs<\/a> in the Soweto derby established that this season’s title race will come down to the Buccaneers and defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Abdeslam Ouaddou’s side will play their 20th game of a 30-game Premiership season on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Heading into the midweek fixtures, Pirates lead Sundowns marginally on goal difference. Both teams have 44 points from 19 games, but Ouaddou’s charges have a goal difference of +23, compared to Masandawana’s +22.<\/p>\n

Sundowns will be in action against Orbit College<\/a> on Tuesday and have an opportunity to pile pressure on Pirates ahead of kick-off.<\/p>\n

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However, Pirates have the advantage of greater time to prepare for Premiership fixtures, as Sundowns are still active in the CAF Champions League quarter-finals – while the Buccaneers sole focus is on the league.<\/p>\n

Ouaddou has already delivered the MTN8 and Carling Knockout trophies for the Ghost (as Pirates’ fanbase is affectionately known), while both Premiership title challengers are out of the Nedbank Cup.<\/p>\n

Pirates’ most recent game saw them clinch a scrappy 2-1 away win over Polokwane City<\/a>, while Richards Bay upset Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 with a Thulani Gumede<\/a> winner, leaving the Natal Rich Boys sitting ninth heading into this week’s round of Premiership fixtures.<\/p>\n

Key details<\/p>\n

Date: Wednesday, March 11 at 19:30 CAT (17:30 GMT)<\/p>\n

Venue: Orlando Amstel Arena<\/p>\n

How to watch: The match is scheduled to air on SuperSport PSL (DSTV channel 202)<\/p>\n

Orlando Pirates manager Abdeslam Ouaddou.\u00a0Orlando PiratesTeam news<\/p>\n

Winger Kamogelo Sebelebele<\/a> will return from suspension and be available for selection for Orlando Pirates. Midfielders Sipho Mbule<\/a> and Kabelo Dlamini<\/a> have been out of action recently as speculation continues to swirl over their futures. It remains to be seen when – if at all – they are re-introduced to the team this season.<\/p>\n

Expected lineups<\/p>\n

Orlando Pirates<\/p>\n

GK Sipho Chaine<\/a><\/p>\n

LB Deon Hotto<\/a> | CB Lebone Seema<\/a> | CB Nkosinathi Sibisi<\/a> | RB Deano van Rooyen<\/p>\n

CM Masindi Nemtajela<\/a> | CM Thalente Mbatha<\/a><\/p>\n

LW Oswin Appollis<\/a> | AM Patrick ‘Tito’ Maswanganyi | RW Relebohile Mofokeng<\/p>\n

ST Evidence Makgopa<\/a><\/p>\n

Richards Bay<\/p>\n

GK Ian Otieno<\/a><\/p>\n

LB Sbani Mntungwa | CB Simphiwe Mcineka<\/a> | CB Zulu Sbangani | RB Thembela Sikhakhane<\/a><\/p>\n

LM Sanele Barns<\/a> | CM Lindokuhle Zikhali<\/a> | CM Lwandle Mabuya | RM Thulani Gumede<\/p>\n

ST Siyabonga Nzama<\/a> | ST Lundi Mahala<\/a><\/p>\n

Stats<\/p>\n

Orlando Pirates’ Relebohile Mofokeng has 4 goals and 3 assists in his last 6 Premiership appearances.<\/p>\n

Patrick Maswanganyi<\/a> has 3 goals for Orlando Pirates in his last 141 minutes on the pitch in his last 4 Premiership appearances at a strike rate of one goal every 47 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Orlando Pirates will host Richards Bay at the Orlando Amstel Arena on Wednesday as they enter a crucial…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":183850,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":{"0":"post-183849","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-orlando","9":"tag-orlando-headlines","10":"tag-orlando-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}