05 May 2015

Pirates face the unknown in CAF Confederation Cup

Daniel Mothowagae, City Press

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Orlando Pirates beat CF Mounana at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Saturday (May 2 2015). Picture: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images

Orlando Pirates will face little-known AS Kaloum of Guinea in their bid to qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup group stage.

This followed the draw for the play-off round of the second-tier continental competition in Cairo, Egypt, today.

The Buccaneers thrashed CF Mounana 3-0 in Soweto on Saturday for a 5-2 aggregate win over the Gabonese outfit in the second round to close in on a journey to the group stage of the tournament.

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