Negotiations for Pirates fixture changes

Discussions relating to Orlando Pirates’ new fixture dates for the six Betway Premiership matches that will make way for their CAF Champions League group stages matches are underway.

Pirates are in Group C along with RS Berkane, Simba, and Colombe Sportive.

This will mean trips to North (Morocco), East (Tanzania), and the lower edge of West Africa (Cameroon) between November 28 and January 22.

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The six league matches affected are against Golden Arrows (November 28), Stellenbosch (December 5), Polokwane City (December 19), Mamelodi Sundowns (January 9), AmaZulu (January 16), and Kruger United (January 22).

That is six games initially set to be played on Friday and Saturday now being moved to Tuesday/Wednesday dates. 

Five of those games are at Orlando while the fifth is the trip to Loftus where Sundowns will be awaiting in a clash between the top two teams in domestic football over the last five years.

Below are the affected matches and the possible new dates:

CAF Champions League – November 27-29 – versus Simba FC in Tanzania

Betway Premiership – November 28 – vs Golden Arrows – Orlando Amstel Arena (possible new date is Tuesday, November 24)

CAF Champions League – December 4-6 – versus RS Berkane – Orlando Amstel Arena

Betway Premiership – December 5 – vs Stellenbosch – Orlando Amstel Arena (possible new date is Tuesday/Wednesday, December 8/9 but will depend on if Pirates reach the Carling Knockout final on December 12)

CAF Champions League – December 18-20 – versus Colombe Sportive – Cameroon

Betway Premiership – December 19 – vs Polokwane City – Orlando Amstel Arena (possible new date is Tuesday, December 22 but will depend on Pirates travel schedule to Cameroon and the actual day that Colombe choose to play)   

CAF Champions League – January 8-10, 2027 – versus Colombe Sportive – Orlando Amstel Arena

Betway Premiership – January 9 – vs Mamelodi Sundowns – Loftus Versfeld (possible new date is Tuesday, January 5, 2027, but as a category A match could be moved to another date)

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CAF Champions League – January 15-17, 2027 – versus Simba – Orlando Amstel Arena

Betway Premiership – January 16 – vs AmaZulu – Orlando Amstel Arena (possible new date is Tuesday, January 26, 2027)

CAF Champions League – January 22-24, 2027 – versus RS Berkane – Morocco

January 22 – vs Kruger United – Orlando Amstel Arena (possible new date is Wednesday, February 3, 2027, considering the long-distance travel to Berkane, Morocco) 

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