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Myeni: We did it for Senzo

Cape Town - Orlando Pirates' victory against SuperSport United over the weekend has put them back on track, according to coach Vladimir Vermezovic. Winger Sifiso Myeni also revealed that the side have been working hard since the tragic passing of Senzo Meyiwa.

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Myeni scored deep in stoppage time to hand the Buccaneers a much needed win, a result which has moved them up to fourth on the Absa Premiership table.

Myeni revealed that the team wanted to the win the game for Meyiwa.

"I'd like to thank God, my teammates and the technical team, we've been working hard since the death of Senzo," Myeni told KickOff.com website after the game.

"When we went one goal down, we went into halftime and the coach told us that he doesn't recognize the team that is playing, so as a team we spoke among each other and said lets go out there and do it for Senzo."
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