Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou had some special praise for newly-promoted Orbit College after their 1-0 win on Tuesday night.
A stunning strike from central defender Lebone Seema gave the Buccaneers maximum points in their Betway Premiership tie at Orlando Stadium.
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The Buccaneers coach gave praise to the opposition, who were without Pirates loanees Monnapule Saleng and Yanga Madiba.
“Yes, happy with the win after. We were a bit tired and made some changes, but I have to congratulate this team of Orbit as well," the coach told SuperSport after the game,
"I told you that it will not be easy because they have this dynamic of being promoted to the PSL so it was not easy.
"We know now with the PSL there’s no small teams."
Despite coming away with the win, Ouaddou admits the first half did not go to plan for his players.
“We wanted to keep the ball and to pass around the ball in the first half," the coach said.
"Things we didn’t achieve so I decided to bring some players that will be able to keep the ball in the middle and to play forward and able to play the last pass and it’s what we needed you know because we were really behind the ball in the first half, it was not the plan."
