Orlando Pirates beat Nigerian side Enyimba FC 2-1 in a CAF Confederation Cup encounter at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Wednesday evening.
Deon Hotto and Tshegofatso Mabasa netted for the Soweto giants while Augustine Odalapo scored for the visiting Nigerians. Siyabonga Mpontshane made a rare start in the Buccaneers line-up as regular Pirates goalkeeper Richard Ofori was unavailable because of injury.
Coach Josef Zinnbauer’s charges have now flown to the top of the Group A standings with four points from two matches. Enyimba are second with three points from two matches and Al Ahli Benghazi are third with the same number of points from the same number of games as the Nigerians with ES Setif from Algeria propping Group A with a point from two matches.
Meanwhile, Zinnbauer’s troops will come up against Al Ahli Benghazi in their next group stages match on Friday, 2 April. The two sides will then meet again at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto nine days later.
