{"id":39682,"date":"2025-10-25T09:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=39682"},"modified":"2025-10-25T09:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:57:16","slug":"the-4-0-job-pirates-coach-ouaddou-breaks-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/25\/the-4-0-job-pirates-coach-ouaddou-breaks-silence\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates coach Ouaddou breaks the silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Orlando Pirates\u2019 2025\/26 CAF Champions League ambition faces a do-or-die afternoon in Soweto at 15:00.<\/p>\n<p>Following the shock 3-0 loss in the first leg in Lubumbashi, Abdeslam Ouaddou\u2019s are obliged to win 4-0 to advance to the group stages.<\/p>\n<p>According to coach Ouaddou, 90 minutes is sufficient.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-caf-champions-league-orlando-pirates-vs-saint-eloi-lupopo\">CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: ORLANDO PIRATES VS SAINT-ELOI LUPOPO<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0dream was born after the Sea Robbers finished second behind Betway Premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns last season.<\/p>\n<p>In the first round of the preliminary qualifiers, Orlando Pirates dismantled Lesotho Premier League champions Lioli FC 7\u20130 on aggregate. Their Congolese opponents, Saint-Eloi Lupopo, only squeezed past Al-Merrikh of Sudan 1\u20130 over two legs.<\/p>\n<p>Before the 3-0 disaster in Congo, Amabhakabhaka were walking on water: 11 wins from 14 games across all competitions, with just two losses and one draw.<\/p>\n<p>Their defence was watertight too, keeping seven clean sheets while scoring 24 goals and conceding only four. Ouaddou even wrote his name into the Bucs\u2019 history books as the first coach to win eight straight matches in charge. Lupopo shattered that invincible zone in Lubumbashi.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-abdeslam-ouaddou-s-views\">ABDESLAM OUADDOU\u2019S VIEWS<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cFirstly, it\u2019s very important to work psychologically with the players, making them understand,\u201d said Abdeslam Ouaddou.<\/p>\n<p>The French-Moroccan said his Orlando Pirates players must understand that progressing to the next stage is within reach, but the key will be maintaining ambition throughout the match.<\/p>\n<p>He added that while it\u2019s crucial to stay organised and avoid conceding, the Buccaneers must approach the game with attacking intent and the belief that they can score away from home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I believe that the environment will be okay for us, for the players and the support of our fans will be crucial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just remember that in 15 minutes of the MTN8, we were able to score three goals. So, 90 minutes is a lot of time to come back,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Also read:\u00a0Chasing 3-0: Orlando Pirates\u2019 expected starting 11 vs Lupopo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Pirates #coach #Ouaddou #breaks #silence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orlando Pirates\u2019 2025\/26 CAF Champions League ambition faces a do-or-die afternoon in Soweto at 15:00. 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