On the eve of the tournament, Orlando Pirates have been forced to make three changes to their Carling Black Label Cup starting XI after losing a number of key figures to injury.
Orlando Pirates are set to take on rivals Kaizer Chiefs in a Carling Black Label Cup semi-final clash on Saturday but will be without the services of goalkeeper Richard Ofori, captain Innocent Maela and Thabiso Monyane.
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The trio were all ruled out through injury on Thursday evening and have since been replaced in the Bucs' lineup by Siyabonga Mpontshane, Tapelo Xoki and Sandile Mthethwa for the weekend's encounter.
New starting 11 - It's not us, it's the injuries????
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Maela missed Pirates' MTN8 final win over AmaZulu last weekend while Monyane was substituted early in that encounter with a knock, while Ofori's situation remains unclear.
The veteran shot-stopper had been struggling with an injury of his own prior to returning against Usuthu but is now once again out of the reckoning, although it may be a precautionary move ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Ofori has been named in Ghana's provisional 55-man squad for the tournament and will be the only representative from the PSL to travel to Qatar should he make the final selection.