Orlando Pirates will anounce a new coach "next week‚ Monday"‚ said Bucs' chairman at a press conference at Rand Stadium on Monday. Speaking in the wake of Bucs' disastrous 6-0 thrashing at the hands of Mamelodi Sundowns at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday‚ which sparked a pitch invasion and ugly scenes of violence‚ Khoza said such a result was unacceptable to Pirates. Augusto Palacios's position as coach has always been in the capacity of a caretaker. Khoza said the quest to find a replacemet on a full-time basis for Muhsin Ertugral‚ who quit in early November‚ has been hampered by candidates being contracted elsewhere.

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