Tanzanian champions Simba SC have confirmed they will be taking on Orlando Pirates in Johannesburg this afternoon.
Simba is the same club that has been heavily linked with Pirates' Zambian striker Justin Shonga during the off-season.
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With the Buccaneers finalising their preparations for the 2019/20 Absa Premiership season opener against Bloemfontein Celtic, after beating Kaizer Chiefs in the Carling Black Label Cup at the weekend, a friendly match against the Tanzanian champions has been confirmed for coach Milutin Sredojevic's team.
"Wachezaji tayari wamefika Uwanja wa Rand kucheza mchezo wa kirafiki na Orlando Pirates [The players have already arrived at Rand Stadium to play a friendly game with Orlando Pirates]," Simba confirmed the match on the club's official Twitter account.
Wachezaji tayari wamefika Uwanja wa Rand kucheza mchezo wa kirafiki na Orlando Pirates. #IgaUfeThisIsNextLevel #NguvuMoja pic.twitter.com/irRsUECwrh
— Simba Sports Club (@SimbaSCTanzania) July 30, 2019
Following their win against Chiefs on Saturday, Pirates went on to play Polokwane City in another friendly match at the Rand Stadium on Sunday.
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Some of the players who failed to receive game-time against Chiefs played in the match against Rise and Shine as the two sides shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw.
