Orlando Pirates have announced the club’s shirt numbers for the 2022/23 season, including which numbers their new signings will wear.
The Buccaneers have added midfielder Miguel Timm, defenders Nkosinathi Sibisi and Tapelo Xoki as well as strikers Evidence Makgopa and Bienvenu Eva Nga to their squad.
Timm steps will wear the number 4 jersey recently vacated by former skipper Happy Jele, while Sibisi is set to wear number 5.
Strikers Evidence Makgopa and Bienvenu Eva Nga will rock numbers 17 and 33 respectively, with Monnapule Saleng taking number 14 on his return from his season-long loan spell at Swallows.
The other new addition to the First Team, defender Tapelo Xoki – who wore number 27 at his former Club – finds the number unclaimed at the Buccaneers, and will be wearing it in his first season with the Soweto Giants.
Two of the older squad members have done some shuffling around with regards to the figures on their backs, with Deon Hotto taking number 7 ahead of the new season, freeing up the number 11 he has worn since his arrival at the Club in 2020 for Fortune Makaringe, who vacates his number 15.
All Pirates shirt numbers for 2022/23:
- 2 Thabiso Monyane
- 3 Thembinkosi Lorch
- 4 Miguel Timm
- 5 Nkosinathi Sibisi
- 6 Ben Motshwari
- 7 Deon Hotto
- 8 Siphesihle Ndlovu
- 11 Fortune Makaringe
- 12 Collins Makgaka
- 14 Monnapule Saleng
- 16 Thabang Monare
- 17 Evidence Makgopa
- 18 Kabelo Dlamini
- 20 Goodman Mosele
- 23 Innocent Maela
- 24 Tebogo Tlolane
- 25 Zakhele Lepasa
- 26 Bandile Shandu
- 27 Tapelo Xoki
- 28 Ntsako Makhubela
- 29 Paseka Mako
- 31 Richard Ofori
- 33 Bienvenu Eva Nga
- 35 Kopano Thuntsane
- 37 Terrence Dzvukamanja
- 40 Siyabonga Mpontshane
- 45 Vincent Pule
- 46 Kwame Peprah
- 49 Olisa Ndah
