I-Orlando Pirates igwetywe ikhulu lamawaka eeRandi, kwaze kwarhoxiswa isiqingatha somdliwo kangangesithuba sonyaka ingonanga.
Oku kuqandusele ekubeni isigqeba soluleko sePremier Soccer League (PSL) sifumene iPirates inetyala lokungakwazi ukuziphatha kwabandeli bayo kumdlalo neMagesi FC kulenyanga ephelileyo. IPirates iphinde yagwetywa ukuba ihlawule iindleko zokuhlala kwesigqeba soluleko.
Abalandeli bePirates bagibisela ebaleni ngethuba ibethwa ngamanqaku amathathu kwamabini yiMagesi kumjikelo wokuqala weCarling Knockout.