My Life Will Never Be The Same After Being Pirates' Coach, Says The Outgoing Jose Riveiro

Outgoing coach Jose Riveiro held back tears as he reflected on what his stint at Orlando Pirates will mean for his life going forward.

Pirates drew 0-0 with MC Alger in the CAF Champions League quarter-final second leg on Wednesday to win the tie 1-0 on aggregate, reaching the semi-finals.

Before violent altercations between the Pirates and Alger technical teams and players broke out, emotional scenes had erupted after the match. Most Pirates supporters inside the stadium pleaded with Riveiro to stay, amid the club's announcement that he had decided against renewing his three-year deal at the end of the season.

And so, when he sat for his post-match press conference at the Orlando Stadium auditorium, one of the elephants in the room that needed to be addressed was his imminent departure, following such heartfelt requests.

'You want me to get emotional now? Theres no way,' he said jokingly, before opening up on how the past 33 months as Pirates' coach had changed his life.