Abdeslam Ouaddou of Orlando Pirates has called on his players to be humble, after they moved to the top of the PSL standings thanks to their 2-0 victory against Durban. City Moses Mabhida Stadium, at the weekend.“My satisfaction is that again we didn’t concede any goal; that’s very important for me, and we scored twice. The result brings us to the top of the log,” Ouaddou said.My satisfaction is that again we didn’t concede any goal; that’s very important for me, and we scored twice. The result brings us to the top of the log,— Abdeslam Ouaddou, Orlando Pirates coach “There’s still a long way to go, but of course we are happy to be top of the table because it’s our target. We still have five months left, so we have to stay humble and continue to work, but we can’t hide that we are competing for the title because we are Pirates, and we don’t play to finish fifth. We will definitely fight until the end of the season.”Evidence Makgopa, Patrick Maswanganyi and the Bucs team have won nine out of their 10 games in the league with only one draw. They also kept eight clean sheets. Pirates now lead second-placed Sundowns, who have won the championship for the last eight seasons, by three points.Bucs have managed 28 points from their last 10 games, their best-ever point tally in 10 fixtures.The Sea Robber mentor wasn’t too impressed with their first half against Durban, despite Makgopa’s 23rd-minute goal. “The first half doesn’t have to stay in our records, but I congratulate the boys for the second half. We made some tactical adjustments at the start of the second half, and we saw the real Pirates there in the second half,” Ouaddou said. Pirates will now focus on the Carling Knockout finale against Marumo Gallants in Peter Mokaba Stadium, scheduled for Saturday at 6pm. FixturesAll midweek matches will start at 7.30pmTomorrow: Arrows v AmaZulu, King ZwelithiniWednesday: Siwelele v Sundowns, Dr Petrus Molemela; Chippa v Chiefs, Nelson Mandela Bay; Magesi v Sekhukhune, Seshego; Orbit v Durban, Olympia Park; Stellenbosch v Polokwane, Athlone.Sunday: Galaxy v Chiefs, Mbombela (3.30pm).Carling Knockout finalSaturday: Pirates v Gallants, Peter Mokaba (6pm).Sowetan
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