DGT
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African Champions LeagueLet me take this opportunity to congradulate my team (Pirates) for winning against the Hearts of Oak 
Well done
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drunken_master
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Yeah, well done to Pirates for making South Africa proud. This goes out to Sundowns also for thrashing Namibia 5-0. It shows that the standard of our soccer is not so bad.
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Nahtino
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Yeah not too bad hey ... Id say the standard here is Top 3 in Africa .. its our organistion that sets us appart though
Looking @ leasgues like Cameroon, Nigeria ... eish ... its helva hard there and not so great organisational wise ...
but Id say we can compete with the Tunisia's Egypts of the continent in terms of league standard ...
but the real test of quality is the mid log teams ... Swallows , Silver Stars , Santo's ... they have to bring up the rear and centre ...
Id like to see more of the mid log clubs playing freindlys against foreign oposition
eg from Mozambique , Angola , Ghana ...
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Nahtino
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Since th Vodacom Challenge is no longer with African teams , maybe Swallows , Golden Arrows , Santos can organise a preseason tournemnt against aHEarts of Oak or Casablanca ...
should be MUCH cheaper than bringing ManUnited ( C team here )R 10 milion
but what Id really love to see is ... a layoff series against a South American team .. THAT WOULD be intresting !
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Nahtino
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YES YES , COme fellow South African's .. Pirates is playing this saturday .. Just to remind U ...
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Orlando Pirates will look to repeat their miraculous victory over Asec Mimosa of 11 years ago when they travel to Abidjan for a crucial African Champions League Group B clash this weekend.
Pirates shocked Asec 1-0 in the final of the continental club championships in 1995 to become the only southern African side to lift the Champions League trophy.
Pirates will seek to win on Saturday, particularly as they welcome back Edward Malinga, Lucas Thwala and Innocent Mdledle from injury.
Even so, they can afford defeat and still qualify for the semifinals.
They can do so next week, when Enyimba, of Nigeria, travel to Ellis Park for the final clash.
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I want a South African Side in the Semi's .. they guys have surprised me a bit and theyr improving with their nu coach hey .. maybe that or its sumthing else but 1 draw in a COULDRIN like Enyimba and a win recently ..augurs GOOD now all of a sudden .. A win is a must !!
SO lets pray for them ... We need our clubs to do well in these comps ... this is OUR Chamipions league .. but its lik e the Baymed cup is faar more important or sumthing ...
COME ON BUCS !!!
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DGT
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A win will ALMOST gurantee our place in the semifinal......
come on Pirates !!!!!
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Nahtino
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Nice one ... well, thats what we need then ...
Cant wait for Bucs to lift that trophy(Pity Sundwns bounced out so early)
PLUS the Semi&Finalist s get LOTS OF CASH, its a lucrative contest..
but otherwise .. theres theWorld Club trophy to b played @ year end ... LOTS OF $$$$ , and I mean LOTS OF $$$$ and exsposure .. hopefully Vilakazi will catch the eye of a REAL top club during the January trasnfer ...
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Nahtino
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well well Bucs ..the boys are in toruble .. THEY HAVE TO WIN now .. against enyimba .. Im sure the Nigerians will play parking the bus infront of goal ..to get a draw...
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DGT
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We have to win this game at all costs even if it means using cheat tactics. all teams around africa are cheating also, so why should we be the honest ones who end up in the losing end all the time.
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ykk
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i wish best of luck to pirates to win this game against enyimba
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Nahtino
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So Bucs won yestrday ...
WHAT now , Are they through !?!?
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VHAMBLIDINHO
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yeah, they finished 2nd and that means they might meet Al Aly from Egypt 
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Nahtino
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WOOOHOOO !!!
Goodl luck boys !! Nice one , not that thyv been impressive, bt thats how U win Trophies sumtyms ...
Al Ahly is a very very prestigious club, they were voted club(African) club of the century ...
DAMN !! Theyr a VERy BIG deal
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Nahtino
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Plus Iv got a few AlAhly freinds ..so that wud b a nice lil match ...
hehehe
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drunken_master
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Boasting four Tunisian internationals in their team, CS Sfaxien could prove to be a tough nut for Orlando Pirates to crack at Ellis Park on Saturday when the two meet in the first leg of their CAF Club Championship semi finals.
The Soweto giants have survived many storms on their road in this year’s competition and their strong character will come under scrutiny once again.
However, like a true captain, Tonic Chabalala is confident that the Bucs’ ship will weather the storm at Ellis Park this weekend.
“At this stage we can’t afford to let the cup slip out of our hands. We have worked hard to reach this stage and there is no room for disappointment’.
“We have been working hard at training and the coach has been working on plan with us to beat them,” Chabalala told Kick Off.
As he did against Enyimba a fortnight ago, Nigerian midfielder Onyekachi Okonkwo could be the main man to plan Sfaxien’s downfall on Saturday.
Sfaxien, the only one of the four semifinalists who have not won the competition, will arrive highly rated as they hold the proud record of having beaten current defending champions, Egypt’s Al-Ahly, during the group stages of the tournament.
Sfaxien ended a 78-match unbeaten run by the Egyptian Red Devils on African soil spanning more than two years.
The Sea Robbers have fought and won many wars in the past but the battle on Saturday could prove tougher than all of them and will no doubt be planning to contain speedy livewire striker Abdelkarim Nafti and Sfaxien’s new Ghanaian signing Joetex Frimpong, leading scorer in the Champions League last year when playing for 2003 and 2004 winners Enyimba of Nigeria.
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Nahtino
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78 games UNBEATEN !! What kind with the Tunisian league bafwethu !?!?
Bucs hav a BIG chanc and theyv turnd it around suddenly in the ACL ... kinda like Arsenal last season in UCL...
You guys are progressing well enough ..its just your chances yu dont convert ... bt the whole of SA is behind you ..
would be great to see a much larger crowd for this game ...
I thik the guys (media) must really work on profiling these games and giving them that importance and coverage thats needed ... otherwise theyl forever take the stance of bieng 'JUST those games '
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Nahtino
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well well DGT and other fellow Bucs supporters ...
0-0 is purely unexeptable .. funny thing is , its not so surprising is it ...
yalls teams goal scoring drought should REALLY be a problem now , if U cant sore U cant win ...
Yall are in HUGE DWANG...locally and internationaly ...0-0 !!??
@Home, what th hells goin on !?! Ur seriosuly screwed for the next match now how are U goin t tun things around , remmeber yall were smacked 4-0 by asec away ...
alas your ONE GAME AWAY FORM TE FINAL !!!
COME ON !!!
PS: Isnt it disapointing the lack f hype African games get ? Sheesh !
The stadiums always half empty and its like theyr playing in firedlys or sumthing ...
LELO MBELE IS A PLONKER !!
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DGT
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I can't say we blew it because we didn't concede any goal. any goal that we score in the return leg will be very crucial.
when is the return leg BTW??
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Nahtino
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Nah man ... Im behind U but tis is gon b HARD!
The tunisians will come FULL FORCE and ths wil test your defence ...also not only must U defend, U must ATTACK to score ...
if its still a stale mate then U have to got to penaties , now its bad enough if your @home , what if youv got the HOSTILE crowd against U , away from home and just minutes a way from THE FINAL
I dodnt know bro, I hear these Tunisians are HIGHLY ranked...
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DGT
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if we score the 1st goal, the tunisians might have serious problems.
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Nahtino
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..IF.. that is ...
nah Im kidding MORE poawer to BUcs ...it would REALLY be AWESOME if they get to the final ..
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drunken_master
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I would like to wish Pirates all the best of luck in their next game..
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VHAMBLIDINHO
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Orlando Pirates’ Nigerian midfielder Onyekachi ‘Tico’ Okonkwo has told his Buccaneer teammates they will have to be ready for a battle of minds when they take on CS Sfaxien in Tunisia this weekend.
Okonkwo, who has won two Champions League titles with his former club Enyimba, besting two North African sides, Egypt’s Ismaili and Tunisia’s Etoile du Sahel, says he has plenty of tips to pass on to his team mates for the psychological battle ahead.
Bucs jetted out of Johannesburg International Airport tonight (Wednesday) on the first leg of their journey to the Champions League semifinal clash.
They travel to Paris first and then get another flight that will take them to Tunisia for the match on Saturday.
“I know about North Africans,” Tico says. “They like to fall down, slow the game down and play all sorts of tricks. Sometimes, the ball boys will throw two balls onto the pitch just to slow you down, especially when they are leading, or when you want to take a crucial freekick near their goal.
“But we will be ready for them. I have told my teammates that we need to remain calm, ignore their tricks and just focus on our own game.
“That’s how we beat them while I was with Enyimba. Against Ismaili, we beat them by playing their own game by wasting time in the away leg and we won.”
The Buccaneers go into the match with what looks a disheartening goalless first leg score line, however, Okonkwo says he is banking on the Soweto giants’ impressive away record to take them through to the final.
“We have scored in every away match that we played in the Champions League, except the Asec match and I know we will score in this one,” he adds.
The Nigerian says he has also received a number of useful tips from his international teammate and former Enyimba colleague, Obinna Nwaneri, who plays for another top Tunisian side, Esperance.
“We talked about the game when we were together in Lesotho last weekend and he told me a few things which I will pass on secretly to my team mates.”
Kick Off also spoke to Pirates’ coach Milutin Sredojevic they flew out and ‘Micho’ was full of praise for his squad.
“Our anticipation is very high. This is the biggest challenge of my career at this stage and that goes for the players as well.
“I believe in the team and I’m confident that we will deliver. We are well prepared and everyone is very focussed and concentrating on the battle ahead.”
The squad that is travelling to Tunisia comprises of: Avril Phali, Francis Chansa, Lucky Lekgwathi, Edward Malinga, Tonic Chabalala, Lucas Thwala, Kelebogile Mabe, Lehlohonolo Seema, Cavaan Sibeko, Onyekachi Okonkwo, Joseph Makhanya, Gift Leremi, Lebohang Mokoena, Jabu Mahlangu, Phumudzo Manenzhe, Blaise Lelo-Mbele and Benedict Vilakazi.
A notable absentee from the party was the injured Isaac Chansa.
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Nahtino
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TYPICAL SA MEDIA ... as soon as Bucs is out of the Champions leagu , so does SA intrest .. U wont hear a damn thing about Africa's PREMIER CUP competition ..Whens the final taking place , where are the player profiles , club histories ...!?
Just silence and then Buc's ffans welcome their player like heroes after loing in the semi's .. they did well considering theythey were'nt so HOT in the earlier stages ..but fact remains ..SA SOccer (Sundowns BOMBED OUT early) overall underacheived gin and the North African domination will continue ..
Cris DeBongo is SUCH a breathe of fresh air ..on our TV screens ..
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