Orlando Pirates’ desperation to finish in the Premiership top eight in their 80th anniversary season comes to a head in their second-last match against Ajax Cape Town at Orlando Stadium on Wednesday night. Pirates‚ in 10th place‚ need to reverse a string of draws under new coach Kjell Jonevret and earn three points that would see them — barring a win by many goals — still outside the top eight on goal difference. The Buccaneers are likely to need another win against Lamontville Golden Arrows at Moses Mabhida Stadium on the day the Premier Soccer League culminates on May 27 to guarantee a top-half finish. Only that — and a possible win in the Nedbank Cup‚ where Bucs meet Arrows in the semifinals at Princess Magogo Stadium this Saturday — can salvage something from Pirates’ tempus horribilis. Bucs drew a sixth league game out of 11 – having won two and lost two of the rest — with a goalless result against Bloemfontein Celtic away on May 10. Jonevret’s assessment that Pirates had playe...
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