Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro says they have five players in the Bafana Bafana squad because of collective team performances.
The Buccaneers have Sipho Chaine, Nkosinathi Sibisi, Thalente Mbatha, Patrick Maswanganyi and Relebohile Mofokeng in the 23-man Bafana squad for next months 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Uganda and South Sudan.
Before the five players focus on Bafana, Pirates have the serious matter of the MTN8 semifinal second leg against Cape Town City at Orlando Stadium on Saturday.
The quintet is expected to play a part in this match, where Pirates enjoy a slight away goals advantage after they managed a 1-1 draw in Cape Town on Wednesday. Being in the national team is a consequence of the team doing well, especially when you speak about big teams such as Orlando Pirates, said Riveiro.
When we are performing well as a collective, certain individuals get those types of rewards from the national team. We have a good number of players in the national team. The Bafana coach Hugo Broos has expressed himself many times in recent years, where he spoke about teams doing well as a collective and those not doing well.
