6 August, 2018
Jersey numbers for the Class of 2018 have been finalised.
Orlando Pirates’ first match of the season took place this past weekend with the Buccaneers collecting a point at home against Highlands Park. In that match a player like Augustine Mulenga was sporting a new number on his back on the night and not the number 42 he wore last season.
While this may have raised eyebrows for some, this isn’t a new phenomenon because every season players are issued new numbers while some others prefer to keep their old ones.
The process a team and player go through in selecting a jersey number is an involved one. Typically, numbers are picked based on what is available or based on a particular significance in a player’s life.
For Mulenga, who was signed mid-season last term, the Zambian international reunites with the number 17 jersey he currently wears in the national team.
Other notable changes this season are those of midfielder Xola Mlambo, who now wears the number 20 jersey, and forward Justin Shonga replaces his 27 for the more familiar number 12 jersey which he also wears in the Zambian national team.
Here is the full list below:
1 Brilliant Khuzwayo
2 Ntsikelelo Nyauza
3 Thembinkosi Lorch
4 Happy Jele
5 Mpho Makola
6 Gladwin Shitolo
7 Kudakwashe Mahachi
8 Thabo Matlaba
11 Luvuyo Memela
12 Justin Shonga
14 Musa Nyatama
15 Thabo Qalinge
16 Jackson Mabokgwane
17 Augustine Mulenga
18 Abbubaker Mobara
19 Lyle Foster
20 Xola Mlambo
23 Innocent Maela
24 Thabiso Kutumela
27 Ben Motshwari
28 Mthokozisi Dube
29 Paseka Mako
30 Wayne Sandilands
31 Thamsanqa Gabuza
32 Linda Mntambo
33 Marshall Munetsi
34 Justice Chabalala
35 Diamond Thopola
37 Asavela Mbekile
38 Augustine Mahlonoko
39 Phetso Maphanga
40 Siyabonga Mphontshane
42 Meshack Maphangule
44 Abel Mabaso
45 Vincent Pule
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