South
African Football Association (SAFA) President, Kirsten Nematandani heaped
praises on Orlando Pirates following their exciting run in the African
Champions League tournament.
The
South African league champions progressed to the next round, the round robin,
of the Champions League with a 3-2 aggregate win over Democratic Republic of
Congo powerhouse and champions TP Mazembe on Sunday. Pirates lost 1-0 but went
through having beaten Mazembe 3-1 in the feisty first leg.
"On
behalf of the South African football community, I would like to congratulate
Orlando Pirates for their amazing run in the CAF Champions League," said
Nematandani. "The future of South African football is certainly back on
track and the Pirates result, together with SuperSport United good run, bares
testimony to this.”
SuperSport
were edged out of the CAF Confederation Cup but the SAFA president said there
were massive positives out of this experience. "We congratulate SuperSport
United for going this far in the Confederation Cup and the experience gained
there, along with that of Orlando Pirates, will certainly benefit our national
team Bafana Bafana," Nematandani said.
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