Orlando Pirates Football Club is a South African professional football club based in Orlando, Soweto that plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as Betway Premiership. The team plays its home matches at Orlando Stadium in Soweto.
Enyimba Football Club, commonly known as Enyimba, is a Nigerian professional football club based in the city of Aba, Abia State which plays in the Nigerian Professional Football League. Their name means People's Elephant in Igbo language and is also the nickname used for the city of Aba. Founded in 1976, the club rose to prominence in the 2000s and is considered the most successful Nigerian football club as they have won two African Champions League titles, nine Nigerian championships and four Federation Cups since 2001. Their most recent league glory came in the 2022–23 season.
Kwabena Joseph "Joetex" Asamoah Frimpong is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria in the Gauteng province that plays in the Premier Soccer League, the first tier of South African football league system. Founded in the 1970s, the team plays its home games in the Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
William Nwadinobi Okpara is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Having started his career with ACB Lagos, he spent more than a decade with South African side Orlando Pirates.
Obinna Nwaneri is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as centre-back or right-back position but could also play as a forward.
Robyn Johannes is a South African former professional soccer player who played as a central defender. He last played for and captained Stellenbosch FC in the Premier Soccer League. Johannes had an illustrious 18-year career in South African football, playing for top clubs including Mamelodi Sundowns F.C., Orlando Pirates F.C., Bidvest Wits F.C., Cape Town City F.C., and Stellenbosch F.C.. He is renowned for his exceptional passing range, composure, and leadership qualities. Throughout his career, he won all major domestic trophies in South African football.
The Nigerian football (soccer) club Enyimba won the 2003 African Champions League title, beating Ismaily SC of Egypt.
Onyekachi Paul Nwoha is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward.
Kermit Romeo Erasmus is a South African professional soccer player who played for South African Premier Soccer League side Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team.
Thulasizwe Mbuyane is a retired South African footballer, who played for Premier Soccer League clubs Free State Stars, Orlando Pirates and Mpumalanga Black Aces and the South African national squad as a midfielder.
Junior Efueko Osagie is a Nigerian football player currently with Hapoel Jerusalem.
Ajibade Aji Omolade is a Nigerian footballer.
Willard Katsande is a retired Zimbabwean professional footballer, a former player of Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs and the Zimbabwe national team. He also played with DStv Premiership sides Ajax Cape Town and Sekhukhune United.
Oupa Manyisa is a South African footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Eastern Cape side Chippa United FC. He started his senior career with Orlando Pirates F.C. and went on to become a crowd pleaser and one of the key players in the squad, helping them dominate local football for two consecutive seasons, winning 2 trebles, also being runners up on the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup.
Edwin Gyimah is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder. He was capped for the Ghana national football team.
Kingston Nkhatha is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a striker for Mbombela United in the South African National First Division and the Zimbabwe national team.
Mfon Udoh is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He is currently a free agent. He has been described as a complete forward who possesses pace, good positioning, natural finishing as well as the ability to provide assists. He is a "fox in the box" type of player, difficult to stop once in the penalty area. He currently holds the record for highest number of goals scored in the Nigerian Premier Football League in a single season. He is also the first player to score over 35 goals in two consecutive seasons in Nigeria. Between 2012 and 2014, he scored 39 goals in the regular league and 3 in national cup competitions, for a total of 41 goals in two seasons. He was the highest goal scorer in the 2016 CAF champions league with nine goals and was all scored in the group stage of the competition.
Etor Daniel Essien is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Muscat Club in the Oman Professional League.
The 2020–21 season was Orlando Pirates F.C. 25th season in the South African Premier Division, the highest division of South African football league system. Orlando Pirates F.C. participated in the MTN 8 Cup, CAF Confederation Cup and the Nedbank Cup.
