Mandla Ncikazi happy with Orlando Pirates' ‘positive' season
Bucs drew their penultimate game 1-1 against AmaZulu at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday. Pirates, still playing catch-up due to their continental schedule, and Magesi are the only side to have one more game to honour.
'The growth that has been mentioned, the narrowing of the gap [to Downs], the records that have been broken [such as Bucs' most wins in a league season, 19], the youngsters that have been introduced, those are positives,' Ncikazi said after the game in Durban.
'Yes, we fell short on some objectives we wanted and one can only learn from that and improve going into the next season.'
Midfielder Simphiwe Selepe, 20, who scored his first Premiership goal against AmaZulu, is Pirates' latest development product to be given a chance in the first team this season, following in the footsteps of players such as Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Mohau Nkota, Yanga Madiba and Siyabonga Ndlozi.
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