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TimesLIVE
23-07-2025
- Sport
- TimesLIVE
Makhoye to balance his 9-to-5 job with coaching Orbit College in Premiership
Orbit College coach Pogiso Makhoye has no intention of leaving his job as an IT manager at the Rustenburg-based TVET college to focus on coaching the club in the Betway Premiership this season. Makhoye said the plan was to continue doing his day job at Orbit and his technical team will oversee the training sessions of the top-flight team owned by the institution to prepare the club for matches. The coach guided Orbit to winning the Premier Soccer League promotional playoffs last month while he was working as an IT technician at the college. He said he was going to continue balancing his nine to five job with full time coaching in the Premiership. 'I have a knowledgeable technical team. I don't need to be there,' Makhoye said.
IOL News
17-07-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
We want to retain our Premiership status not sell it, says Orbit coach
Letsie Koapeng (left) runs to celebrate with Orbit College coach Pogiso Makhoye after scoring against Cape Town City during the PSL promotion/relegation play-offs last month. Photo: BackpagePix Image: BackpagePix Orbit College head coach Pogiso Makhoye has made it clear that the club's main goal in their debut season in the top flight is to secure their Premiership status by the end of the campaign. Orbit were one of two teams from the NFD Motsepe Foundation Championship (MFC) to earn promotion to the Premiership. Their journey to the top came through sheer determination, having edged out two tough opponents—Casric Stars and Cape Town City—in the promotion play-offs. Now, with their eyes set on competing at the highest level, Makhoye believes that sticking to what already works is the best approach. #LetsFixSAFootball Image: Independent Media Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ The Mswenko Boys clinched the PSL promotion/relegation play-offs at their first attempt after finishing second in the league, five points behind champions Durban City. After ending the 2023/24 season in ninth place, Orbit had set a top-three target for the following campaign—a goal they successfully achieved. As they prepare for life in the Premiership, Makhoye emphasised that their immediate aim is to survive the drop. 'We want to save our status and remain in the Premiership,' Makhoye told Independent Newspapers. The long-serving coach, who has been with the club since its inception, confirmed he will remain in charge. He stated that much of what the team has been doing will stay unchanged despite the promotion. 'Nothing changes; we have beaten a PSL team, and the training will remain the same. We have been running this team professionally since the ABC Motsepe League. 'It's only the league that changes, and we are just happy that we have moved from the NFD to the Premier League. 'Nothing will change; the same players who promoted us will compete in the Premiership. We proved it when we played against Cape Town City. 'We have also played friendly games with Premiership teams—Sekhukhune United, Orlando Pirates, and Mamelodi Sundowns. We will have the same players, coach, technical team, and stadium.' Orbit are currently on a short break following a demanding play-off schedule and are expected to resume training in the coming week. They have already moved swiftly to secure the services of former midfielder Monnapule Saleng on loan from Pirates. The club's promotion marks the return of top-flight football to the North West province for the first time since the relegation of Platinum Stars. Makhoye expressed pride in giving local fans a chance to experience elite football close to home. 'We are used to the feeling of being a professional side in the province,' Makhoye continued. 'At least for the past two years we have known that we are a professional team, so this will not be new to us—even in our thinking. 'It is just about changing the league, but they are all governed by the PSL; we just have to remain humble. 'We want to ensure that we retain our status and remain in the league, as we did in the MFC. 'We will also bring top-flight games to the North West province because many people wanted to see Kaizer Chiefs, Pirates, and Sundowns coming to the province. So we are happy and proud of ourselves.'
The Citizen
25-06-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Makhoye dedicates Orbit promotion to North-West people
'I wanted to create a legacy,' said the Orbit head coach. Orbit FC head coach Pogiso Makhoye praised the people of the North West after bringing Betway Premiership football to the region for the first time in seven years. ALSO READ: Orbit fly past City to seal Betway Premiership spot Makhoye's Orbit side beat Cape Town City 1-0 at Olympia Park in Rustenburg on Wedneday to seal victory in the promotion/relegation play-offs. Glory for Orbit, City misery City will have to play in the Motsepe Foundation Championship next season, a sharp decline for a side that had not finished outside of the top eight in the Premiership since they were founded in 2016. 'I wanted to create a legacy, I said one day we must promote this team to the NFD (Championship) and take them to the PSL (Premiership). I dedicate this to the people of the North West. We are like Moses, we have taken them from Egypt to the land of milk and honey. I am so proud of these boys.' It was Letsie Koapeng who got the vital goal on Wednesday, the experienced striker signed in the January transfer window. 'We knew this was our moment' 'When we signed Koapeng, (Tshepo) Matsemela and (Moikhomotsi) Thibedi in January, we brought them for their experience,' added Makhoye. ALSO READ: Chiefs sign new midfielder Chislett – Reports 'We were the second best team in the NFD, (we) deserve to be here, (we) took Durban City (Durban City won the Championship and automatic promotion) to the last day (of the regular season). knew this was our moment.'
IOL News
05-06-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Cape Town City complete the trio of PSL hopefuls with Orbit College and Casric Star in the way
BATTLE: Fortune Makaringe and Jaedin Rhodes may be down, but are far from out BATTLE: Fortune Makaringe and Jaedin Rhodes may be down, but are far from out as Cape Town City look ahead to the play-offs. BackpagePix Image: Backpagepix A place in next season's Betway Premiership will be up for grabs when the Premier Soccer League (PSL) promotional play-offs get underway next Wednesday. Orbit College will host Casric Stars in the opening clash at Olympia Stadium in Rustenburg (kick-off 3pm). The Rustenburg-based side finished second on the NFD Motsepe Foundation Championship table, just five points behind league winners Durban City, who secured automatic promotion after a stellar campaign. The college side's impressive run earned them a spot in the mini-league playoffs, which will see three teams battle it out for one remaining berth in South Africa's top-flight league. Completing the trio of hopefuls is Cape Town City, who finished second-last in the Betway Premiership and will now be fighting to retain their elite status. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ The format will be straightforward: each team plays the other home and away, and the team that accumulates the most points over the six fixtures will be crowned promotional play-off champions and earn a place in the Premiership for the 2025/26 season. This marks Orbit College's maiden appearance in the promotion play-offs, a testament to the club's significant progress over the past year. From a ninth-place finish in the previous season, the team climbed into the top three, thanks to consistent performances and key tactical shifts under head coach Pogiso Makhoye. After weeks of uncertainty caused by an investigation into City's alleged use of an ineligible player, the confirmation of play-off dates has brought relief and focus for Makhoye and his charges. 'We were waiting for the date, and it has been confirmed, so we are ready to go,' Makhoye told Independent Newspapers. The coach is especially eager to see his side take on Casric Stars, a team that has had the upper hand in their recent matchups, but Makhoye is confident that past results will matter little in a high-pressure playoff scenario. 🚨 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃: 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐒𝐋 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲-𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 🚨 — Official PSL (@OfficialPSL) June 5, 2025 'In our preparations, we are putting everything into the first game, and we will only start thinking about the second match once we get what we want from the first one,' he said. 'It's a different game now. The playoffs are not the same as the regular league season. 'We've improved our preparations, we've identified our weaknesses, and we are going to take our chances. Maybe it's time to break that hoodoo. It would be great to do that in the playoffs.' Makhoye also addressed the looming challenge of facing a PSL side in Cape Town City. Although the Citizens come with top-tier experience, the coach believes that his side's presence in the playoffs proves they are no pushovers. 'We're not here by mistake,' he said. 'I think we deserve to be where we are. If we say we're ready for the PSL, we need to test ourselves against teams like Cape Town City.'
