Riveiro Urges Pirates To Stay Focused After 'first 90 Minutes' In Algiers

Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro said his team need to keep focused after winning the first leg of their Caf Champions League quarterfinal 1-0 against MC Alger in Algiers on Tuesday night, saying the tie remains wide open.

The second leg is at Orlando Stadium next Wednesday.

Pirates deployed a sensibly cautious approach in the away leg, playing with three central defenders in Nkosinathi Sibisi, Tapelo Xoki and 19-year-old talent Mbekezeli Mbokazi.

Bucs looked content to absorb pressure, venturing forward on the counter-attack. Mohau Nkota provided the all-important breakthrough after he was teed-up by fellow 20-year-old emerging star and attacking partner in crime Relebohile Mofokeng in the 65th minute.

Nkota had been introduced for Kabelo Dlamini five minutes earlier in the hostile atmosphere of the packed 64,000-seat Stade du 5 Juillet 1962.