Abdeslam Ouaddou: Orlando Pirates expect an immediate impact from January signings

Abdeslam Ouaddou: Orlando Pirates expect an immediate impact from January signings

The Buccaneers have a realistic chance of dethroning seven-time successive South African top-flight champions Mamelodi Sundowns this season after a strong start to the new campaign.

Ouaddou's charges find themselves in second place on the league standings with 28 points - just one behind the Brazilians but with two games in hand.

Mid-season signings include Marumo Gallants pair Mpho Chabatsane and Daniel Msendami and Stellenbosch attacker Andre De Jong.

The Bucs boss explained the importance of making their new signings feel at home and to learn the culture of the club.

“We have some habits in terms of cohesion, in terms of living together and it’s important to include the new players,” he said on iDiski Times.

"We've showed them slides about our game model, about our team spirit, about our values in the team.

"So, it's a moment where we can have chats with these new players to integrate them into our team. We welcomed Chabatsane, Msendami and of course Andre De Jong to come to our team.

"We are looking forward to them to bring us all the qualities and the competencies to the team."

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