{"id":45760,"date":"2025-12-24T05:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T05:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45760"},"modified":"2025-12-24T05:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T05:59:01","slug":"ouaddou-reveals-what-makes-orlando-pirates-star-so-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/24\/ouaddou-reveals-what-makes-orlando-pirates-star-so-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Ouaddou reveals what makes Orlando Pirates star so special"},"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 manager Abdeslam Ouaddou has big praise for Oswin Appollis and has indicated what makes him different.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ouaddou-has-love-for-orlando-pirates-star-appollis\"><strong>Ouaddou has love for Orlando Pirates star Appollis<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>24-year-old Oswin Appollis is now a key figure for club and country. The nifty attacker has two goals and three assists in the<strong> ongoing Betway Premiership campaign<\/strong>. He\u2019s now transferred that form to the international stage, scoring in Bafana Bafana\u2019s 2-1 win over Angola in their AFCON opener.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old winger has quickly proven himself as a dependable figure for Pirates, contributing four goals and six assists across 22 appearances in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Ouaddou says Appollis is an \u201cinteresting player\u201d with a low centre of gravity, which helps him beat opponents, along with his technical ability and ability to shift the ball between the lines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a very interesting player, his centre of gravity is very low,\u201d said Ouaddou on SuperSport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has a very good technique and has an ability to move between the lines with small steps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s also got the capacity to see before receiving the ball. That is very important.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-orlando-pirates-stars-shine-in-bafana-win\"><strong>Orlando Pirates stars shine in Bafana win <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>South Africa claimed a 2-1 win over Angola in their AFCON 2025 opener thanks to goals from Orlando Pirates winger Oswin Appollis and ex-Pirates man Lyle Foster. Buccaneers attacker Tshepang Moremi, a second-half substitute, also had the ball in the net on 51 minutes, but VAR ruled the goal out for offside. Mbekezeli Mbokazi also thundered the crossbar with a long-range strike with his left foot. Hugo Broos\u2019 men are next in action against Egypt on\u00a0<strong>Boxing Day, with kickoff at 17:00 SA time.<\/strong>\u00a0Here are their two remaining group fixtures:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Bafana\u2019s starting XI vs Angola: Williams; Mudau, Ngezana, Mbokazi, Modiba; Sithole, Mokoena; Nkota, Mbule, Appollis; Foster.<\/em><\/strong><\/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 #reveals #Orlando #Pirates #star #special<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orlando Pirates manager Abdeslam Ouaddou has big praise for Oswin Appollis and has indicated what makes him different. 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