Orlando
Pirates is the only club in South African Sport that is a super brand in over
200 super brands around the world. This unsolvable X has these numbers under
its belt.
31
- Is the number of trophies Orlando Pirates won in the start of NPSL in 1971.
1
– The only Southern African team that won the African Champions League.
3
- Is the number of cups Orlando Pirates won to make a treble since the
inception of the Premier Soccer League.
16
- Is the record number of League games which went unbeaten in the Premier Soccer
League curiously of Orlando Pirates.
1988
- Is the year in which Orlando Pirates has last beaten Kaizer Chiefs before in
a Cup Final MTN8 cup final the score was 2-1 in the Bob Save Super Bowl final.
6
- The minute in which the fastest goal of 2011 MTN8 was scored by Thulasizwe
Mbuyane against Mamelodi Sundowns.
107
- Is the minute of the final in which Oupa “Ace” Manyisa scored the all-important
winning goal.
4
- Is the number of trophies Orlando Pirates won in a space of one year. 2010
and 2011 MTN8s, 2010/2011 Absa Premiership and the 2011 Nedbank Cup.
13
- Is the number of MTN8 finals that Orlando Pirates have played in, winning 9
of them.
By 'Sibabalo' Abenathi
