FOOTBALL NEWS - Orlando Pirates will be eager to build on their opening day win when they travel to Polokwane to take on Baroka FC in a second round 2017-18 Absa Premiership fixture at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Kick-off is at 7:30pm.
The Buccaneers got their ship up and running with a narrow 1-0 win over Chippa United on Saturday. Thamsanqa Gabuza silencing the boo-boys with a thunderous header as the Soweto giants claimed all three points.
Back for his second stint in charge of the Sea Robbers, former Uganda National Team coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic was a relieved man as the club got their campaign off to a positive start - especially in aftermath of what was a forgettable campaign.
The Serbian mentor will take confidence of the fact that Bakgaga struggled at home last season, winning just one of their 15 matches as hosts. For a club that just about avoided the drop in the previous campaign, Baroka will have to do much better on home soil if they are to avoid following the same path.
Kgoloko Thobejane’s troops opened their season with a goalless stalemate away to Limpopo rivals Polokwane City this past weekend.
Predicted Starting 11:
Baroka FC : Vries, Motupa, Kgoetyane, Shaku, Banda, Macha, Chawapihwa, Masenamela, Mdatsane, Matloga , Madubanya
Orlando Pirates: Sandilands, Shitolo, Nyauza, Matlaba, Maela, Mobara, Sangweni, Makola , Qalinge, Nyatama, , Gabuza
