Red-hot Orlando Pirates winger Vincent Pule is among a handful of players who are likely to make a maiden appearance in the Soweto Derby at a sold out FNB Stadium on Saturday. But for Pule, the game will be more about helping his team than worrying about making his debut in the Pirates versus Kaizer Chiefs showpiece “For me the focus is on Orlando Pirates‚” he said. “As a team we just want to see the team playing good football and doing well. As a kid you dream of playing in a derby. “I think for me I just want to see Orlando Pirates doing well.” Pule joined Pirates in July alongside former Bidvest Wits teammate Ben Motshwari‚ another new Bucs recruit who is set to appear in front of the 86,000 capacity crowd.
Brazilian defender Marcelo da Silva who has started in Bucs’s last three matches‚ and attacking midfielder Paseko Mako‚ who has also made a couple of starts after joining the team from Chippa United‚ are the other Bucs players who could make the playing squad on Saturday...
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