Having already delivered three, Jose Riveiro is out on another trophy hunt mission for Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup. Kaizer Chiefs will have salt added to the wound of their early exit from the Nedbank Cup with their biggest rivals Orlando Pirates presented with a chance to close the trophy gap. Through the PSL era years, which came into effect just a few years after South African football came to be recognized by FIFA, Chiefs were the dominant club with frequent trophy success.
The Brazilians have now lifted 26 trophies since domestic football was repackaged and rebranded into the PSL in August 1996. Chiefs remain stuck on 20, with their last trophy joy having come via the league title under Stuart Baxter in May 2015. With the Glamour Boys’ cabinet gathering dust, Pirates have shown interest in following Sundowns past Chiefs. The Bucs have a count 16 titles in the PSL era years and have won four trophies since Chiefs last had silverware added despite not being perennial hunter