An Orlando Pirates star midfielder, who missed the team's most recent match earlier in the week, is set for a return for their CAF Champions League match this weekend.
Against Free State Stars, Milutin Sredojevic and his technical team had to do without Xola Mlambo, as the midfield was serving a one-match suspension from having collected four yellow cards.
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His replacement in central midfield, Linda Mntambo, did well after he scored his first Absa Premiership goal for Bucs as the Soweto giants bagged all three points at the Free State's Bethlehem Stadium with their 3-1 win over Ea Lla Koto on Tuesday evening.
With Bucs set for their match in the Champions League later today, Mlambo is likely to return to the line-up, depending on the technical team's selection.
The Buccaneers will host Namibia's African Stars FC at the Orlando Stadium from 18h00 today.
Mlambo has made 12 starts from the 15 played by Pirates in their league campaign of the 2018/19 season. Another player, who will be available for selection for today's match although he will be still out for the first league match of the new year after he was red-carded against Baroka FC in the Telkom Knockout final, is Marshall Munetsi.
