{"id":41204,"date":"2025-11-09T19:10:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T19:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=41204"},"modified":"2025-11-09T19:10:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T19:10:42","slug":"ouaddou-praises-his-23-year-old-orlando-pirates-striker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/09\/ouaddou-praises-his-23-year-old-orlando-pirates-striker\/","title":{"rendered":"Ouaddou praises his 23-year-old Pirates striker"},"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 striker Yanela Mbuthuma has just proved that football always gives you another chance. <\/p>\n<p>Just days after missing a decisive penalty that saw the Buccaneers crash out of the CAF Champions League, the 23-year-old striker bounced back in top style.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-orlando-pirates-coach-abdeslam-ouaddou-claps-for-yanela-mbuthuma\">ORLANDO PIRATES COACH ABDESLAM OUADDOU CLAPS FOR YANELA MBUTHUMA<\/h2>\n<p>Coming off the bench against Golden Arrows at a packed King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium, Mbuthuma smashed in two goals to seal a 3\u20131 win, and help the Buccaneers climb to second in the Betway Premiership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to talk about the boy\u2019s performance today,\u201d Ouaddou told journalists. \u201cHe\u2019s in good shape, good spirit, and every time we call him, he gives his best for the team. That\u2019s what we expect from every player who wears this badge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The French-Moroccan tactician added to highlight that those moments are part of a developing striker. \u201cWhen we give them a chance to perform, they must show it, and that\u2019s exactly what he did. Well done to him,\u201d Ouaddou added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"458\" alt=\"Betway Premiership: Mamelodi Sundowns 1-1 Orlando Pirates\" class=\"wp-image-2407647\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ouaddou-praises-his-23-year-old-Pirates-striker.jpg?resize=640%2C458&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ouaddou-praises-his-23-year-old-Pirates-striker.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.thesouthafrican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Add-a-little-bit-of-body-text-2025-11-02T105832.070-768x549.jpg.optimal.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thesouthafrican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Add-a-little-bit-of-body-text-2025-11-02T105832.070-750x536.jpg.optimal.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.thesouthafrican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Add-a-little-bit-of-body-text-2025-11-02T105832.070-960x686.jpg.optimal.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thesouthafrican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Add-a-little-bit-of-body-text-2025-11-02T105832.070-640x458.jpg.optimal.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thesouthafrican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Add-a-little-bit-of-body-text-2025-11-02T105832.070-255x182.jpg.optimal.jpg 255w\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou at the Mbombela Stadium before facing Stellenbosch FC in the 2025 MTN8 final. Image: BackpagePix<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-carling-knockout-final\">CARLING KNOCKOUT FINAL<\/h2>\n<p>In the meantime, Ouaddou is 90 minutes away from a second trophy in just four months after beating Richards Bay FC in the Carling Knockout (CKO) semis.<\/p>\n<p>Just two months after lifting the MTN8, Ouaddou\u2019s Pirates grabbed a ticket for the CKO final after a 1-0 win over Richards Bay.<\/p>\n<p>A first-half strike from Tshepang Moremi was enough to see the Sea Robbers sail into the final at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ouaddou, it was never a classic performance, but it was the kind of gritty performance that gets you into finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t say we had a fantastic game in terms of beautiful football,\u201d Ouaddou told the media after the clash. \u201cBut it\u2019s a cup game, we saw a strong team with good organisation and discipline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy players showed great resilience. Sometimes that\u2019s all you need to reach the finals. It was a strong team performance throughout,\u201d the Pirates mentor added.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Amabhakabhaka will face Marumo Gallants in the final after beating Golden Arrows 4-3 on penalties after the game ended 2-2 at the King Zwelithini Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Also read: Orlando Pirates legend on why he likes Sundowns<\/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#Ouaddou #praises #23yearold #Pirates #striker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orlando Pirates striker Yanela Mbuthuma has just proved that football always gives you another chance. Just days after missing a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41204"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41206,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41204\/revisions\/41206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}