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Ouaddou elated with Bucs duo

Photo: Tito and Mbule

Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou says he is pleased with the quality of midfielders Patrick Maswanganyi and Sipho Mbule.

The pair came on as second half substitutes and made impact in the Buccaneers' commanding 4-1 win over Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila in the Nedbank Cup Round of 32 at the weekend.

Pirates were leading 2-1 at the interval until Maswanganyi and Mbule put the game to bed with goals each and the technical ability to play between the pockets.

Ouaddou was left impressed with how the two players changed the game, revealing that he is also counting on them in the heated Betway Premiership title race.

“I was very happy with the commitment of the impact players. I knew that they will give their best. We brought them in because we needed a profile of players to find our no.10s between the lines, these vertical passes,” said the Bucs mentor.

"And I think these two players had these abilities to find the players between the lines, and they converted the chances that they had. I'm happy, it gives us confidence for the future because I always say that all the players are very important and we will definitely need everybody for this title race.

Pirates return to league action with a clash against Marumo Gallants at the Orlando Amstel Arena on Saturday afternoon.